============================================================================ @@@@ @@@@ @@@ @@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @@@@ @@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@@@ @ @@@ @@@@ EPIC Online Guide to Privacy Resources HTML Version Updated February 10, 1996 ============================================================================ HTML Version www.epic.org /privacy/privacy_resources_faq.html cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/epic/privacy_resources_faq.html Text version www.epic.org /privacy/privacy_resources_faq.txt cpsr.org /cpsr/privacy/epic/privacy_resources.faq Send additions, suggestions to alert@epic.org. ============================================================================ Contents: [1] Organizations [2] Printed Publications [3] US-based Net Sites [4] International Net Sites [5] Privacy Tools [6] Mailing Lists and Newsgroups [7] Upcoming Conferences and Events ============================================================================ [1] Privacy Organizations ============================================================================ Electronic Privacy Information Center. EPIC was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging privacy issues relating to the National Information Infrastructure, such as the Clipper Chip, the Digital Telephony proposal, medical records privacy and the sale of consumer data. EPIC conducts litigation, sponsors conferences, produces reports, publishes the EPIC Alert and leads campaigns on privacy issues. For more info, email: info@epic.org, or http://www.epic.org/. EPIC, 666 Penn. Ave, SE, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20003. (202) 544-9240 (tel). Director: Marc Rotenberg. Privacy International. An international human rights group based in London, England with offices in Washington, DC and Sydney, Australia. PI has members in over 40 countries and has led campaigns against privacy violations in numerous countries including Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. PI publishes the International Privacy Bulletin and sponsors international conferences on privacy issues. Email pi@privacy.org or cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/privacy_international/ WWW http://www.privacy.org/pi/ Privacy International, 666 Penn. Ave, SE, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20003. Director General: Simon Davies. American Civil Liberties Union. National civil liberties organization. Originally founded in 1920, the ACLU conducts extensive litigation on Constitutional issues including privacy, and free speech. The ACLU Washington office lobbies Congress for civil liberties and civil rights issues. Email: info@aclu.org or www.aclu.org. 322 Eighth Ave, New York, NY10001. Executive Director: Ira Glasser. Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. A national membership organization of people concerned about the impact of technology on society. CPSR sponsors an annual conference, maintains numerous mailing lists on computer-related issues, a large internet site of information and publishes a quarterly newsletter. It has 24 local chapters across the US and several international affiliates. CPSR sponsors working groups on civil liberties, working in the computer industry and others. Contact: cpsr-info@cpsr.org or http://cpsr.org/cpsr. PO Box 717, Palo Alto, CA 94301. (415) 322-3778 (tel). Executive Director: Audrie Krauss. Consumer Project on Technology. The CPT was created by Ralph Nader in the Spring of 1995 to focus on a variety of issues, including telecommunications regulation, pricing of ISDN services; fair use under the copyright law; issues relating to the pricing, ownership and development of pharmaceutical drugs; impact of technology on personal privacy; and several other issues. http://www.essential.org/cpt/cpt.html. Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 387-8030 (tel), (202) 234-5176 (fax). Director: James Love. Electronic Frontier Foundation. Organization formed in 1990 to maintain and enhance intellectual freedom, privacy, and other values of civil liberties and democracy in networked communications. Publishes newsletters, Internet Guidebooks and other documents, provides mailing lists and other online forums, and hosts a large electronic document archive. Email: info@eff.org or ftp: ftp.eff.org, gopher: gopher.eff.org, WWW: http://www.eff.org. PO Box 170190, San Francisco, CA 94117, (415) 668-7171 (tel), (415) 668 7007 (fax). Executive Director: Lori Fena. Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. A California-based organization formed in 1992. The Clearinghouse has produced many fact sheets and an annual report, and maintains a toll free hotline to provide advice to consumers about their rights. Email:prc@teetot.acusd.edu or http://www.manymedia.com/prc/. 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110. (619) 260-4806 (tel). 800-773-7748 (in Cal. only). Director: Beth Givens. US Privacy Council. A coalition of US privacy groups and individuals founded in 1991 to deal with privacy issues in the US. USPC works in Washington monitoring legislation and the activities of government agencies. USPC works closely with other groups on privacy issues including National ID cards, reforming credit reporting, Caller ID and international issues. Email: privtime@access.digex.net. P.O. Box 15060, Washington, DC 20003. (202) 829-3660 (tel). Chair: Evan Hendricks. Voters Telecom Watch. NY based cyber-rights lobbying group. Coordinates online campaigns against Congressional and State bills such as the Communications Decency Act. Contact: vtw@vtw.org. http://www.vtw.org Society for Electronic Access. NY-based electronic civil liberties organization promotes "civil liberties and access in cyberspace". Email: sea@sea.org or http://www.panix.com/sea. P.O. Box 7081, New York, NY 10116-7081. (212) 592-3801. President: Simona Nass. EFF Austin. Austin, TX-based, electronic civil liberties organization founded in 1990. Purpose is to engage in and support educational activities that promote a clearer understanding of the social, legal, and technical issues surrounding online telecommunications. Contact: eff-austin@zilker.net or (gopher/ftp)Gopher/FTP zilker.net. Also see newsgroup austin.eff. PO Box 18957, Austin, TX 78760. President: David Smith. Cypherpunks. Informal group that develops technological solutions to protect privacy. the Cypherpunks write cryptography and other programs, set up anonymous remailers and discuss political and technical issues. Meetings are also regularly held in California and other states. ftp://ftp.csua.berkeley.edu/pub/cypherpunks/Home.html Email: majordomo@toad.com, subscribe cypherpunks. ============================================================================ [2] Printed Publications ============================================================================ US-Based Newsletters Privacy Times. Biweekly newsletter on information law. Each issue covers developments related to privacy and information access, including summaries of court decisions on the Freedom of Information Act and other relevant statutes. Editor: Evan Hendricks. Address: P.O. Box 21501, Washington, DC 21501. (202) 829-3660. Cost: $250/Year Privacy Journal. A monthly journal on mainly US privacy, now in its 20th year of publication. Editor: Robert Ellis Smith. P.O. Box 28577, Providence, RI 02908. (401) 274-7861 (tel). Cost: $109/year. The PJ also publishes numerous books and compendiums on privacy including its excellent yearly Compilation of State and Federal Laws. International Privacy Bulletin. Published quarterly by Privacy International. The IPB covers international trends and new technologies. Each issue also includes reports from different countries and reviews of new publications. Editor: Dave Banisar. 666 Penn. Ave, SE #301, Washington, DC 20003. (202) 544-9240 (tel). Cost: $75/year individuals,$125/year Libraries/Govt. Agencies $200/year, Commerical organizations. HTTP://www.privacy.org/pi/. Privacy and American Business. Published bi-monthly. A new publication provides the industry perspective on privacy. Editor: Bob Belair. Bimonthly with special issues. Two University Plaza, Suite 414, Hackensack, NJ 07601. (201) 996-1154 (tel). Cost: $395/year. Full Disclosure. A monthly newspaper on surveillance and civil liberties issues. Editor: Glen Roberts. http://pages.ripco.com:8080/~glr/glr.html. Box 734, Antioch, IL 60002. (708) 395-6200. Cost: $29.95/year. Low Profile. Asset protection and financial privacy. Published monthly. P.O. Box 84910, Phoenix, AZ 85701. 702-333-5942 (tel). Cost: $149/year. Privacy Newsletter. Monthly newsletter that shows consumers how to get privacy and keep it. Shares key privacy stories, abuses, and public attitudes. Provides hope, encouragement, and inspiration to individuals who seek freedom from Big Brother. Editor: John Featherman. E-mail: privacy@interramp.com. Address: PO Box 8206, Philadelphia PA 19101-8206. Privacy and Security 2001. Technical aspects of privacy and security. Focuses on electronic surveillance and counter-measures with recent assaults on privacy highlighted. Editor Jim Ross. 504 Shaw Road, Suite 222, Sterling, VA 20166. (703) 318-8600. 10/year. $35/year. 2600 Magazine. Inside technical information on telephone and computer network operations. Published quarterly. Editor: Emmanuel Goldstein. Email 2600@well.com. P.O. Box 752, Middle Island, NY 11953. Cost:$21/year. www.2600.com Security Insider Report. News, reviews, opinion on security, privacy, information warfare, hackers, phreaks. Editor Winn Schwartau. Interpact Press, Inc. 11511 Pine St. N. Seminole, FL 34642. Winn@infowar.com. Monthly. $99/Yr. Gray Areas. Covers subject matter which is illegal, immoral and/or controversial. Covers all sorts of privacy issues ranging from urine tests to computer crimes to the rights of prisoners. Editor: Netta Gilboa. Address: Gray Areas, Inc. P.O. Box 808, Broomall, PA 19008-0808. Quarterly. Cost: $8.00/sample $12.00 foreign 4-issue subscriptions are $23 bulk/$32 first class mail/$45 foreign. Financial Privacy News. A monthly newsletter detailing all apsects of privacy, offshore banking, and asset protection. Editor: Dr. Styvesant J. Fishdt III 1293 Pavas 1200 Costa Rica or SJO-966, P.O. Box 025216, Miami, FL 33182 Cost $49/Yr. (506) 231-1480 (t/f) E-mail stephenw@sol.racsa.co.cr http://apollo.co.uk/a/offshore/privacy. International Newsletters Privacy Files. Canadian-based newsletter providing comprehensive analysis and reports. Published 10 times a year by Progesta Publishing Inc. E-mail: privacy.files@progesta.com. Snail mail: 1788 d'Argenson, Ste-Julie (Quebec) CANADA J3E 1E3. Voice: +1 (514) 922 9151 Fax: +1 (514) 922 9152. Voice (toll free from Canada & US): (800) 922 9151. To receive Privacy Files Abstracts, send the message "Add me to 'Privacy Files Abstracts' list < your name >" to: privacy.files@progesta.com. Privacy Law and Policy Reporter. A well written, law-oriented overview of privacy developments in NZ and Australia. 10 issues/year. Level 11, Carlton Centre, 55-63 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. 61-2-221-6199 (tel). Cost: $AZ 345 Privacy Laws and Business. A quarterly comprehensive overview of privacy issues in Europe. Focuses mainly on regulatory and data protection from a business perspective. Editor: Stewart Dresner. Cost: 3 Central Avenue, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 5BT United Kindgom. 44-81-866-8641(tel). $UK 240/year. ============================================================================ [3] Net Sites ============================================================================ ACLU Freedom Network. Reports, testimony and other materials on privacy, free speech and other civil liberties issues. http://www.aclu.org ftp/gopher aclu.org. America Online. Keyword: ACLU CPSR Internet Library. Maintains the online archives for CPSR, EPIC Privacy International and other groups. FTP/Gopher/WAIS/http cpsr.org /cpsr Cypherpunks. Archives on cryptography and other privacy technologies. ftp://ftp.csua.berkeley.edu/pub/cypherpunks/Home.html Electronic Frontier Foundation Archives. Archives on privacy, free speech, underground newsletters.http://WWW.eff.org, Gopher: Gopher.eff.org, FTP: ftp.eff.org Electronic Privacy Information Center. Includes back issues of EPIC Alert, privacy resources, legislation, and articles. http://www.epic.org. Gopher.cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/epic/ftp.cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/epic/ Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.http://www.manymedia.com/prc/ E-mail: prc@teetot.acusd.edu. Gopher: gopher.acusd.edu FTP: ftp.acusd.edu. Telnet: teetot.acusd.edu (local> c teetot, login: privacy). BBS: 619-260-4670 (same login as telnet). Yahoo's Privacy Resources. Link to Stanford University's Web resources page on privacy. http://www.yahoo.com/Law/Privacy/ The Freedom Project. Files on free expression and privacy. http://att2.cs.mankato.msus.edu/~hayden/freedom Glass Houses on the Information Highway: Who Needs Privacy? Web page on documents, groups and individuals on sides of privacy battles. http://www.gatech.edu/lcc/idt/Miscellaneous/Glass_Houses/Privacy.html Cryptography, PGP and your Privacy. Part of the WWW Virtual Library. http://draco.centerline.com:8080/~franl/crypto.html You Own Your Own Web looks at the Law and the Online World. Review of privacy battles. Links to other privacy pages. http://www.paranoia.com/~ebola/yow.html. ============================================================================ [4] International Privacy Sites ============================================================================ Privacy International Extensive materials on international privacy and human righs.www.privacy.org/pi/. ftp/gopher cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/privacy_international/ Arge Daten. Web Site on Austrian Privacy. Mostly in German. http://www.ad.or.at/ British Columbia, Canada Information and Privacy Commissioner. Official web page of the commissioner. Includes the text of the BC act and decision. http://espresso.cafe.net/gvc/foi/ Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Materials on Candian privacy. Includes text of law, reports. In English and French. http://infoweb.magi.com/~privcan/. Commission for Liberties and Informatics. Web pages on privacy in Spain. English version: http://www.ati.es/GRUP_TRABAJO/CLI/doc/CLI_ENG.html. Spanish version: http://www.ati.es/GRUP_TRABAJO/CLI/doc/CLI.html. Data Surveillance and Information Privacy Web Page. Extensive materials on privacy of transactional records and data matching. http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/DV/ Electronic Frontiers Canada. Materials on Privacy and Civili Liberties in Canada.http://insight.mcmaster.ca/org/efc/efc.html. gopher://insight.mcmaster.ca/11/org/efc German Privacy Information from Humbalt University. Extensive collection of German data protection information. All in German. http://respa.rewi.hu-berlin.de:80/Datenschutz/ Netherlands Privacy Page. Materials on Privacy in the Netherlands and internationally. In Dutch and English. http://doddel.cs.rulimburg.nl/~jeroen/index.htm. New Zealand Office of Privacy Commissioner Guides and fact sheets on wide range of privacy issues including the NZ Privacy Act, case notes, and medical records. http://www.kete.co.nz/privacy/welcome.htm The Norwegian Data Inspectorate (Datatilsynet). Web page of Norway Privacy Commissioner. Mostly in Norwegian. http://www.uio.no/~jonnyb/personvern/tilsyn.html Ontario, Canada Information and Privacy Commissioner. Text of law, reports, guides, orders and investigations. http://www.ipc.on.ca. Swiss Data Protection Agency WWW page. In German, French and Italian. http://www.eunet.ch:80/edsb/ UK Data Protection Registrar. Overview of UK Data Protection Act.http://www.open.gov.uk/dpr/dprhome.html. ============================================================================ [5] Privacy Tools ============================================================================ List of Reliable Anonymous Remailers. http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~raph/remailer-list.html Can also be obtained by fingering remailer-list@kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu. World Wide Web Anonymous Remailer. WWW Interface for sending anonymous email. Sponsored by Community Connection. http://www.c2.org/remail/by-www.html Where to Get Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) FAQ. ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/mp/mpj/getpgp.asc or send mail to ftp-request@netcom.com with the line SEND mpj/getpgp.asc ============================================================================ [6] Electronic Newsgroups ============================================================================ Moderated Newsletters and Digests: EPIC Alert. Biweekly electronic newsletter of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Mail to epic-news@epic.org. Subject: subscribe. Back issues at http://www.epic.org/alert/ CPSR Announce. Moderated mailing list for CPSR. Newsgroup: comp.org.cpsr.announce. Includes Telecom Report, and other CPSR newsletters and releases. Also available as mailing list. Mail to listserv@cpsr.org. 1st line: subscribe cpsr-announce. ACLU Cyber-Liberties Update. Biweekly newsletter. To subscribe to the ACLU Cyber-Liberties Update, send a message to majordomo@aclu.org with "subscribe Cyber-Liberties" in the body of the message. CPSR-Global. CPSR sponsored mailing list on Global information infrastructure issues. To subscribe, email listserv@cpsr.org with the 1st line: subscribe cpsr-global. Moderator: Marsha Woodbury. Risks Digest. Moderated digest on risks to the public using computers and related systems. Newsgroup: comp.risks. Also available as mailing list from email: risks-request@csl.sri.com 1st line: SUBSCRIBE. Back issues at unix.sri.com /risks/ . Moderator: Peter Neumann. Computer Privacy Digest. Moderated digest on privacy. Newsgroup: comp.society.privacy. To subscribe, email: comp-privacy-request@uwm.edu, 1st line "subscribe". Back issues gopher: gopher.cs.uwm.edu, ftp: ftp.cs.uwm.edu/pub/comp-privacy/. Moderator: Len Levine. Computer Underground Digest. Weekly moderated digest on computer underground, privacy, free speech issues. Newsgroup: comp.society.cu-digest. Email: cu-digest-request@weber.ucsd.edu, Subject: SUBSCRIBE CU-DIGEST . Back issues at http://www.soci.niu.edu/~cudigest. Moderator: Jim Thomas. Privacy Forum. Moderated digest on privacy partially sponsored by ACM. To subscribe, email: privacy-request@vortex.com. Back issues at ftp.vortex.com /privacy or http://www.vortex.com/. Moderator: Lauren Weinstein. VTW Announce. Moderated mailing list of Voters Telecomm Watch. Email listproc@panix.com, 1st line of the message: SUBSCRIBE VTW-ANNOUNCE your name. The Network ObserverOn-line newsletter about networks and democracy. Email: rre-request@weber.ucsd.edu. with the Subject: subscribe Jane Doe. Archives at http://communication.ucsd.edu/pagre/tno.html Unmoderated Newsgroups and Mailing Lists: Alt.privacy. Unmoderated discussion on privacy. High traffic, low content. Alt.privacy clipper. Unmoderated discussion of the Clipper chip and encryption policy. Comp.org.cpsr.talk. Unmoderated discussion of issues related to the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. Topics include privacy, the NII, telecommunications reform and social implications of technology. Comp.org.eff.talk. Unmoderated discussion of privacy, free speech, copyright and other issues related to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Cypherpunks Mailing list. Discussion of cryptography and technical protections of privacy. Email: majordomo@toad.com, subscribe cypherpunks. Warning: High Traffic (100+ messages/day). sci.crypt. Unmoderated technical discussion of encryption. talk.politics.crypto. Unmoderated discussion of the Clipper chip and encryption policy. ============================================================================ [7] Upcoming Privacy Related Conferences and Events ============================================================================ Computers Freedom and Privacy '96. March 27-30. Cambridge, Mass. Sponsored by MIT, ACM and WWW Consortium. Chair: Hal Abelson. Contact email or program Conference on Technological Assaults on Privacy. April 18-20, 1996. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York. Papers should be submitted by February 1, 1996. Contact Wade Robison or (716) 475-7120 (fax) or (716) 475-6643 (tel). IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, May 6-8, 1996. Oakland, CA. Sponsored by IEEE. Contact: sp96@cs.pdx.edu or http://www.cs.pdx.edu/SP96. Visions of Privacy for the 21st Century: A Search for Solutions. May 9-11, 1996. Victoria, British Columbia. Sponsored by The Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia and the University of Victoria. Program Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy. June 24-26, 1996. New South Wales, Australia. Sponsored by Australasian Society for Electronic Security and University of Wollongong. Contact: Jennifer Seberry. The Privacy Laws & Business 9th Annual Conference. July 1-3, 1996. St. John's College, Cambridge, England. Contact: Ms. Gill Ehrlich +44 181 423 1300 (tel), +44 181 423 4536 (fax). Advanced Surveillance Technologies II. September 16, 1996. Ottawa, Canada. Sponsored by EPIC and Privacy International. http://www.privacy.org/pi/conference/. 18th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners. Sponsored by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. September 18-20, 1996. Ottawa, Canada. ============================================================================ The Electronic Privacy Information Center is a public interest research center in Washington, DC. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging privacy issues relating to the National Information Infrastructure, such as the Clipper Chip, the Digital Telephony proposal, medical record privacy, ID cards, and the sale of consumer data. EPIC is sponsored by the Fund for Constitutional Government. EPIC publishes the EPIC Alert and EPIC Reports, pursues Freedom of Information Act litigation, and conducts policy research on emerging privacy issues. For more information email info@epic.org, or write EPIC, 666 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20003. +1 202 544 9240 (tel), +1 202 547 5482 (fax). The Fund for Constitutional Government is a non-profit organization established in 1974 to protect civil liberties and constitutional rights. For information contact funcongov@aol.com. If you'd like to support the work of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, contributions are welcome and fully tax-deductible. Checks should be made payable to "The Fund for Constitutional Government" and sent to EPIC, 666 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 301, Washington DC 20003. Your contributions will help support Freedom of Information Act litigation, strong and effective advocacy for the right of privacy and efforts to oppose Clipper and Digital Telephony wiretapping proposals. ============================================================================