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- Privacy.Org – „Privacy.Org is the site for
daily news, information, and initiatives on privacy. This web page is a joint
project of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Privacy
International.”
- Electronic Privacy Information Center
(EPIC) – “EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties
issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values”.
- Privacy
International (PI) – “Privacy International is a human rights group formed
in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations. PI is
based in London, England, and has an office in Washington, D.C. PI has conducted
campaigns throughout the world on issues ranging from wiretapping and national
security activities, to ID cards, video surveillance, data matching, police
information systems, and medical privacy.”
- Privacy Commission – “the Privacy
Commission are a non-profit organisation run by a group of volunteers - working
towards educating people about privacy, and how they can keep their personal
information safe”.
- Organisation
for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Information Security and
Privacy - “The OECD Working Party on Information Security and Privacy
(WPISP) (...)
develops policy options to sustain trust in the Internet Economy, working in
areas such as: Critical Information Infrastructure (CII), Digital
Identity Management (IDM) and e-authentication, Malware, Radio-Frequency
Identification (RFID) and sensor
networks, The
OECD Privacy Guidelines, Protecting
children online, Privacy
law enforcement co-operation”.
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
(CPSR) – “CPSR is a global organization promoting the responsible use of
computer technology. Founded in 1981, CPSR educates policymakers and the public
on a wide range of issues. CPSR has incubated numerous projects such as
Privaterra, the Public Sphere Project, EPIC (the Electronic Privacy Information Center), the 21st Century Project, the Civil Society Project, and the CFP
(Computers, Freedom & Privacy) Conference. Originally founded by U.S. computer scientists, CPSR now has members in 26 countries on six continents.”
- EU data protection page
– European Commission, Directorate-General Justice
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