| Directory > Society > Issues > Science and Technology > Computers > Internet American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy
Deals with a variety of Internet related issues including copyrights, the digital divide, Internet
governance, and telecommunications. Has links to legislation and other important sites.
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/oitp/oitpofficeinformation.htm
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Yahoo! News Full Coverage - Online Privacy
News articles gathered from a variety of sources concerning privacy and the Internet. Up-to-date on
issues. Internal search engine. Includes links to organizations concerned with personal privacy on
the Net.
http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=tech&cat=internet_privacy
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Closing the Digital Divide
Provides survey and demographic information on access to the internet, as well as data on
underserved populations and areas. Created by the US Department of Commerce.
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/dn/
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Web Epistemology - The Web as Distributed Knowledge
Research project for the study of the web from an epistemological standpoint: relevance, authority
and epistemic deference, democratization of knowledge, distributed cognition.
http://web.epistemology.free.fr
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Women-Related Internet Info Email Lists
List of news and discussion groups for women interested in the digital divide based on gender.
http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/f_net.html
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Computer underground Digest
A more-or-less weekly digest/newsletter/journal of debates, news, research, and discussion of
legal, social, and other issues related to computer culture.
http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~cudigest/
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The Center for the Study of Technology & Society
A weekly e-mail update that keeps readers informed of the many ways technology affects society.
http://www.tecsoc.org/subscribe.htm
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NYTimes.com - Dirty Laundry, Online for All to See
Cincinnati, Ohio has put public documents online at courtclerk.org, and this has had a divisive
impact on the community. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/05/technology/circuits/05CINC.html
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NYTimes.com - Pop Go Those Blasted Pop-Up Ads, iVillage Decrees
Pop-up windows have earned the scorn of readers, who say they find the ads' multiplying images
annoying. iVillage, a network of Web sites for women, says it is heeding its readers' complaints
and plans to eliminate most pop-up advertising by Sept. 30, 2002 on all its sites.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/29/technology/29POP.html
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Child Online Protection Act
Text of 1998 House Report 105-775 from EPIC.
http://www.epic.org/free_speech/censorship/hr3783-report.html
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ZDNet: Open Access: What's At Stake?
Detailed analysis and forum of social, technical and legal aspects of access to broadband Internet
networks.
http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2305563,00.html
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Littering the Information Superhighway
Homepage link to information about privacy, spam, and issues concerning data quality.
http://www.srv.net/~msdata/littering_the_infobahn.html
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Electronic Privacy Organizations and Resources
On site information and links to electronic privacy resources from Cornell University's Computer
Policy and Law Program.
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/CPL/privacy.htm
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EcoFuture Privacy Page
A link list for privacy organizations and software. Includes listings for contact to remove your
name from junk mail databases. Lots of information on cookies, censorship, proxies.
http://www.ecofuture.org/ecofuture/jmprivacy.html
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How Stuff Works: How the FBI's Carnivore Works
In-depth narrative explains what exactly the FBI's Carnivore is, where it came from, how it works,
and what its purpose is, with many related links.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/carnivore.htm
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W.H.O.A. - Working to Halt Online Abuse
The mission of W.H.O.A. is to educate the Internet community about online harassment, empower
victims of harassment, and formulate voluntary policies that systems can adopt in order to create
harassment-free environments.
http://www.haltabuse.org/
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The Center for the Study of Technology and Society
News updates from around the world concerning information technology, privacy and security.
Articles deal with DNA databases, web monitoring, employee privacy. Links to other resources
concerned with personal privacy and security on the Internet. Can subscribe to mailing list.
http://www.tecsoc.org/persec/persec.htm
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Interasia - Social Usage of Internet in Asia
Part of the Institute for Design and Technology Assessment Program headquartered in Austria. This
particular organization focuses on the social impact of the Internet in Malaysia and Vietnam. Has
links to news articles about other developing areas.
http://www.interasia.org/
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InfoReading
A variety of computer related issues from stopping the Motion Picture Association's fight for
tougher copyrights to on-line tutorials for web page codes. Many links to other sites.
http://www.inforeading.com
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