Organizations

Association for Competitive Technology
A trade association for computer software, hardware, consulting companies working to keep e-commerce unregulated. Links to news articles concerning Internet regulation of business. Has newsletter.
http://www.actonline.org/

The Center for Democracy and Technology
Works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age.
http://www.cdt.org/

Center for Digital Democracy
Works to the preserve and support an Internet environment that is open, diverse, and democratic. Includes action alerts, a citizen's guide to broadband, articles, and a mailing list.
http://www.democraticmedia.org/

Chicago-Kent College of Law: Center for Law and Computers
Articles, documents, guidelines for use of the Internet. The main focus is the impact of information technology on the law.
http://www.kentlaw.edu/legaltech/

Electronic Frontier Canada
Organization working for privacy rights in Information Technology. Has mailing lists. Has links to articles about privacy and computers in Canada.
http://www.efc.ca/

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Organization working to protect privacy and freedom of expression on the Internet. Has up-to-date news on privacy related issues. Has internal search engine.
http://www.eff.org/

Electronic Frontiers Australia
nonprofit formed in 1994 to protect and promote the civil liberties of users of computer based communications systems and of those affected by their use.
http://www.efa.org.au/

Electronic Privacy Information Center
A public interest research center established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
http://www.epic.org/

European Internet Foundation
EIF helps shape European Union policy for e-commerce, e-democracy and the digital revolution. It is led by Members of the European Parliament, and supported by internet companies, academics and public bodies.
http://www.eifonline.org

Global Internet Liberty Campaign
An international organization of groups working for cyber-liberties, who are determined to preserve civil liberties and human rights on the Internet.
http://www.gilc.org/

Hands Off The Net
This site is against government regulation of the Internet,particularly e-commerce. Links to legislation concerning Internet taxation. Also has links to state by state information.
http://www.handsoff.org

NetAction
Founded to educate the public, policy makers, and the media about technology-based social and political issues, and to promote access to and use of information technology as a tool for community organizing, outreach, and advocacy.
http://www.netaction.org/

Netaid
A contact point for those interested in poverty and human rights issues, especially in the developing world. Has clips of recent world-wide concert broadcast 10/09/99. Alphabetized links to similar agencies and organizations.
http://www.netaid.org

Online Policy Group
Issue oriented group focused on access, privacy, safety, human rights. Has links to news archives. Updated frequently.
http://www.onlinepolicy.org

Peacefire
An organization dedicated to exposing censorship on the Internet. Has news articles concerning blocking and filtering software; information about its legal battles; links to relevant sites. Info available for download.
http://www.peacefire.org/