Privacy Issues:

The Center for Democracy and Technology - "works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age. With expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT seeks practical solutions to enhance free expression and privacy in global communications technologies. CDT is dedicated to building consensus among all parties interested in the future of the Internet and other new communications media."

Electronic Privacy Information Center - " 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." The EPIC Alert is a newsletter on privacy and civil liberties.

Privacy International (PI) - "Privacy International (PI) 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, to ID cards, video surveillance, data matching, police information systems, medical privacy, and freedom of information and expression."

Progress and Freedom Foundation - "The Progress & Freedom Foundation is a market-oriented think tank that promotes innovative policy solutions for the digital age...The Foundation believes that the digital revolution is causing fundamental cultural, economic, political and social changes. While these changes bring challenges, they also create the potential for a new era of human progress. Privacy Online: A Report on the Information Practices and Policies of Commercial Web Sites. Washington Post article on Progress and Freedom Foundation survey of privacy policies of online companies.

Privacy.org - "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."

The Public Voice - "The Public Voice project was established to promote public participation in Internet policy making on issues ranging from privacy and free expression to consumer protection and Internet governance."

ACLU paper - "Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance Society ".

Free Speech Issues:

Free Speech Online - Center for Democracy & Technology - news and perspectives on free speech issues from the CDT.

Electronic Frontier Foundation: Censorship - "EFF opposes imposition of censorship laws and policies, and believes that the full democratic and empowering potential of the Internet can only be realized in a true marketplace of ideas and expression. "

The Freedom Forum - "The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people." The First Amendment Center - works to preserve and protect First Amendment freedoms through information and education. The center serves as a forum for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, including freedom of speech, of the press and of religion, the right to assemble and petition the government."

ARTICLE 19, the Global Campaign for Free Expression - "Named after Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we work worldwide to combat censorship by promoting freedom of expression and access to official information."

Electronic Privacy Information Center Archive - Free Speech news and perspectives.

ACLU White Paper: Fahrenheit 451.2: Is Cyberspace Burning? - "How Rating and Blocking Proposals May Torch Free Speech on the Internet." ACLU perspectives on Internet censorship laws.

ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES:

Should schools and libraries be required by law to “filter” content when providing internet access to children?