Computer Privacy Organizations

• Center for Democracy & Technology  - Focuses on consumer privacy and privacy protection, constitutional liberties and open government. Offers news, policy posts, and a large resource library.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)  - Non-profit organization dedicated to protecting privacy and freedom of expression in computer and Internet technology domains, as well as civil liberties in the political domain; publishes action alerts.
• EPIC  - A public interest research center focusing on privacy protection, civil liberties issues and constitutional values. Publishes EPIC Alert, an e-mail and online newsletter on civil liberties in the information age.
• Online Privacy Alliance  - A group of corporations and associations working to promote business initiatives for online privacy protection, including for children; publishes guidelines for effective privacy policies.
• Privacy Forum  - Publishes a moderated e-mail Privacy Forum Digest providing discussion and analysis of privacy issues in the information age; also special reports and a searchable archive.
• Privacy International  - A global watchdog group monitoring surveillance and privacy invasions by governments and corporations; publishes special PI Reports searchable by country.
• The Privacy Place  - An group dedicated to the dissemination of privacy information and research, run by researchers across several universities; with project reports and publications (as PDFs).
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse  - A nonprofit consumer organization focusing on both consumer information and consumer advocacy in the personal privacy arena. Includes a privacy abuse reporting hotline, topical articles,fact sheets and FAQs.
• Privacy.org  - A joint project of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Privacy International, providing daily news, information, and initiatives on privacy.