The topics discussed in this category include organizations or lobbying efforts relating to issues of identity theft and the right to privacy.
Recommended Resources
The Anti-Phishing Working Group is a non-profit organization lobbying for anti-phishing controls and information on current trends.
http://www.antiphishing.org/
The National Whistleblower Center is a non-profit organization for reporting government fraud and abuse. Web site includes legislative information.
http://www.whistleblowers.org/
BNA Intellectual Property provides intellectual property, patent, and trademark news, as well as developments in legislation.
http://ipcenter.bna.com/
CAFMR, the Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical Research, was created by victims of fraud, for victims of fraud, in medical research.
http://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/
The Content Verification web site provides digital certificates to authenticate websites; with technical information about phishing techniques.
http://www.contentverification.com/
Freedom Works is a network of Technology Firms lobbying Congress for a comprehensive Federal Privacy Law.
http://www.freedomworks.org/
The Identity Theft Center Identity is a non-profit organization providing detailed information for concerned citizens and victims of identity theft for the improvement of current legislation.
http://www.idtheftcenter.org/
IdentityTheft.org provides research information and statistical data for concerned citizens and advocates for identity theft legislation.
http://www.identitytheft.org/
Liberty lobbies to protect the basic rights and freedoms through the courts, in Parliament and in the throughout the United Kingdom, through a combination of public campaigning, test case litigation and policy analysis.
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/
No2ID is a United Kingdom-wide, non-partisan lobby against the current government's planned ID card and National Identity Registery.
http://www.no2id.net/
Patient Privacy Rights is a non-profit organization lobbying for the protection and preservation of the medical privacy rights of Americans.
http://www.patientprivacyrights.org/
Privacy issues are a major concern when you're using the Internet, so everybody should have a look at this website. You can find tips on how to protect your personal information on the Web. You can also learn about political efforts to further protect online privacy.
http://www.privacyjournal.net/
Privacy Rights Now! lobbies Congress for strong State Laws. Privacy Rights Now! also provides action alerts for concerned citizens.
http://www.privacyrightsnow.com/
Privacy.org provides news resources, action alerts and information about current and past Privacy lobbies before Congress.
http://www.privacy.org/
PrivacyRights.org is a clearinghouse of information, as well as a a non-profit organization providing advocacy for privacy legislation.
http://www.privacyrights.org/
Private Citizen lobbies for the protection of privacy by promoting writing campaigns, requesting effective and immediate legislation from Congress.
http://privatecitizen.com/
Stay Safe Online, is a program sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance, and advises on basic information security practices to avoid phishing and other forms of privacy attack.
http://www.staysafeonline.org/
The TRUSTe privacy system helps website preserve their customer data, develop privacy statement and related services. You can also use this website to submit privacy complaints to keep members of TRUSTe honest. The website also has privacy advice on how to keep your personal information safe.
http://www.truste.org
