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Why privacy matters
As the internet revolution moves forward we are pressed daily to give up our personal information for the convenience of reading newspapers online, buying book or to read "premium content." We have become desensitized to the importance of our own privacy...more
Electronic Privacy Principles
As our society has moved past the events of 9/11 we have seen a change in how security and civil liberties are viewed. Our personal information has become a commodity, it is used to predict behavior both for national security and for marketing and purposes...more
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News
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VA Data Recovered Along With More Leaks
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Created on July 03, 2006.
While the laptop that the VA lost, it has been discovered that there is a widespread atmosphere of carelessness with data and perhaps more is missing than we are aware of.
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Phishing and Hacking go 2.0
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Created on June 01, 2006.
In this latest extension of phishing, if bringing the mountain (or the phish) to Mohammed isn't working, try waiting for Mohammed to come to the mountain or in this case a person’s banking website. The website has been hacked and a redirect or rewritten links have been added that send the visitor off to pages that request personal information that the phisher uses to gain access to the person's banking and other financial records.
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Veterans Data Theft
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Created on May 26, 2006.
The news goes from bad to worse around the data theft from a Department of Veterans Affairs data analyst's home. What looked at first like a cover up is looking more like incompetence or simple lack of planning.
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USA Today Reveals Massive NSA Database of Americans' Phone Calls
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Created on May 12, 2006.
USA Today Reveals Massive NSA Database of Americans' Phone Calls. NSA secretly collecting phone information on calls made and assembling possibly the largest database ever made.
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CPSR Opposes Expansion of Employment Verification
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Created on March 31, 2006.
CPSR signs on to letter Opposing Expansion of the Basic Pilot Employment Verification System as a Threat to American’s Privacy
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DearAOL.com Coalition Update
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Created on March 08, 2006.
The DearAOL.com coalition has increased to more than 500 organizations. Continue reading for the latest news
Government: Fighting Terrorism vs. Civil Liberties & Privacy
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Patriot Act, (The USA Patriot Act)
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Created on February 20, 2005.
Many sections of the Patriot Act are set to expire (sunset) in December of 2005. The Bush administration is pushing Congress to renew these sections as Congress begins the debate. We must push for the genuine discussion that was missing in the original implementation of the act and restore the privacy and civil liberties that this act has eroded.
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Secure Flight: Home Land Security Watch List
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Created on February 14, 2005.
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National Identity Schemes
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Created on February 14, 2005.
Includes Biometrics, Radio Frequency Identification Tags, FAQ & link to resources.
Consumer Privacy
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Frequently Asked Questions on Social Security Numbers and Privacy
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Created on January 28, 2005.
The SSN FAQ has now been broken up into several sections. This section covers "actual FAQs"; that is, it responds to the questions that are most frequently asked of author Chris Hibbert.
Coalitions, Projects & Events
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Global Internet Liberty Campaign
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Created on February 12, 2005.
Recognizing that actions by individual governments and multi-national organizations can have a profound effect on the rights of citizens around the world CPSR joined the Global Internet Liberty Campaign to join in supporting fundamental human rights for net for users everywhere.
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Privacy Coalition
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Created on February 12, 2005.
In 2001 CPSR joined The Privacy Coalition in recognition of the value of, and need to protect freedoms guranteed by the 4th Amendment and safeguard the rights of Americans in the information age.
US Laws: Your Privacy Rights
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Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
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Created on January 06, 2005.
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Family Educational Right to Privacy Act. (Buckley Amendment )
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Created on January 06, 2005.
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Other laws around privacy
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Created on February 11, 2005.
Freedom of Information Act
Other Digital Privacy Issues
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The Internet
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Created on February 14, 2005.
No information online yet - contributions are welcome.
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Telephones & Wireless
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Created on February 14, 2005.
No information online yet - contributions are welcome.
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International
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Created on February 14, 2005.
No information online yet - contributions are welcome.
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Archived CPSR resources on privacy
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Created on December 22, 2004.
Documents from before October 2004 that appeared on CPSR's former web site. (If you don't find a page you're looking for in these archives, that's probably because it now appears as part of the current CPSR web site.)
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