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Computers: Ethics (51)
Computers: Internet: Abuse (107)
Computers: Internet: Policy (21)
Society: Law: Legal Information: Computer and Technology Law: Internet (87)

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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.
Child Online Protection Act - Text of 1998 House Report 105-775 from EPIC.
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.
Cyberspace Independence Declaration - John Perry Barlow's Declaration "Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather...."
The Debate Over Internet Governance: A Snapshot in the Year 2000 - Information on understanding the nature of the debate over ICANN and internet governance.
Electronic Privacy Organizations and Resources - On site information and links to electronic privacy resources from Cornell University's Computer Policy and Law Program.
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.
Littering the Information Superhighway - Homepage link to information about privacy, spam, and issues concerning data quality.
Pew Internet and American Life Project - Research about the Internet's impact on communities. Includes reports and polls.
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.
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.
Women-Related Internet Info Email Lists - List of news and discussion groups for women interested in the digital divide based on gender.
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.]
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.