Old Organizations and Related Publications
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The Great Firewall of China
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OPG Executive Director Will Doherty presented a program entitled "The Great Firewall of China: Filtering, Blocking, and
Government Censorship" to the annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference in New York City, Online Policy Group (April 3, 2003)
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The New E-Government Equation
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This report presents the findings of a five-part study on the issue of e-government as used by U.S. citizens, conducted by Hart-Teeter on behalf of the Council for Excellence in Government and Accenture, which reports concerns over privacy, Council for Excellence in Government (Adobe pdf format) (April 1, 2003)
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Problems of a Total Surveillance System
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Billed as an anti-terrorism measure, the Pentagon's planning for a comprehensive system for mining personal data and tracking "potential enemies operating inside the United States" will instead strike most Americans as a key element of an upcoming totalitarian order, O'Reilly Network Weblogs (November 11, 2002)
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EPIC Files Amicus Brief in Amy Boyer Case
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center argues that private investigators and information brokers should be liable for wrongful privacy invasions of third parties about whom they are collecting and disseminating information, EPIC (July 22, 2002)
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EU Rleases Microsoft .NET Privacy Decision
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The EU Data Protection Working Party concludes that "although Microsoft has put in place some measures to address data protection, a number of elements of the .NET Passport system raise legal issues and therefore require further consideration", EU Data Protection Working Party (pdf file) (July 2, 2002)
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OPG at Stanford on Workplace Surveillance
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OPG Executive Director Will Doherty spoke on workplace surveillance at Stanford University Computers and Social Decisions class, Online Policy Group (June 5, 2002)
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Coalition Asks European Parliament to Vote Against Data Retention
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In an open letter sent to all members of the European Parliament, 40 civil liberties organizations (including the Online Policy Group) from 15 countries strongly recommended that members vote against general data retention of communications by law enforcement authorities, Electronic Privacy Information Center and others (May 22, 2002)
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Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
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EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. that was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values, epic.org (December 1, 2001)
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Online Privacy
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Nonprofit Canadian group of computer professionals who intend to educate and help the general public preserve their personal privacy while online and use available data security tools to enhance their peace of mind., privacy.nb.ca (October 13, 2001)
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Pornography, Privacy, and Digital Self-Help
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With regard both to inhibiting Internet pornography and promoting Internet privacy, the adequacy of self-help alternatives ought to play a crucial role in evaluating the propriety of state action, Tom W. Bell research paper draft (February 1, 2001)
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Internet and the Family 2000
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This survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center focuses on Internet-connected families' concerns about online privacy and also has a few interesting questions on how parents feel about "dangerous" net content, Annenberg Public Policy Center via Online Policy Group (May 16, 2000)
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