Internet Censorship and Online Privacy Issues
Censorship and online privacy issues on the Internet. A big issue for the Internet is censorship, but this is nothing new in publishing. Censorship works on many levels, from official (in totalitarian regimes) down to personal, which is why there are programs available to enable parents to control what their children can and can-t download from the Internet. Restraints are possible at a higher level, such as Internet service providers blockading pornography. Meanwhile, self-censorship has flown out the window as the Internet is regarded as a free and open forum for all sorts of opinions and beliefs. The links included herein relate to Internet censorship and online privacy.
Center for Democracy and Technology
Check out issues of censorship and free speech among other Internet topics at the Center for Democracy and Technology.
Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition
Explore a library of legal information about online free speech issues offered by a group of Internet users, publishers, ISPs and civil liberties groups.
Cyber Squirrel: Cyberspace Law Center
Check out the legalities of Internet commerce, as well as Internet crime, freedom of expression, intellectual property and privacy.
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Computers and Academic Freedom Archive
Read news reports, essays and articles regarding university restrictions and monitoring of Internet use on campus computers.
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Learn what's new about civil liberties and privacy issues on the Internet, read the EPIC newsletter and learn about pending legislation.
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Communications Decency Act
Study up on the background of the Communications Decency Act at the Electronic Privacy Information Center's site.
Time Warner Corporation: Report: Censorware in the Stacks
Investigate a lawsuit regarding a public library installing Internet filtering technology, and learn about filtering programs and censorware.
World Wide Web Consortium: Platform for Internet Content Selection
Learn about the Internet content labeling platform that is the basis of Internet filtering software, and check out products and FAQs.
ZDNet.com: PC Magazine: Michael J. Miller: Cyber Censors
Read about government efforts to censor objectionable material on the Internet and reactions to this in Michael J. Miller's PC Magazine article.