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  Internet privacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Internet privacy consists of privacy over the media of the Internet: the ability to control what information one reveals about oneself over the Internet, and to control who can access that information.
The Internet Service Provider (ISP) through which the device connects may assign this address semi-permanently (for example, for the duration of the lifetime of an account) or temporarily (many dial-up connections, for example, get assigned new IP addresses each time they connect).
This privacy breach was widely reported, and led to the resignation of AOL's CTO, Maureen Govern on August 21.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Internet_privacy   (1973 words)

  
 Internet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Internet 'chat', whether in the form of IRC 'chat rooms' or channels, or via instant messaging systems allow colleages to stay in touch in a very convenient way when working at their computers during the day.
Internet is traditionally written with a capital first letter, as it is a proper noun.
Internet Explained Seven part article explaining the origins to the present and a summary of predictions for the future of the Internet.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Internet   (5042 words)

  
 EPIC Internet Privacy Page
Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation (PDF), CRS Report for Congress RL31408, updated February 6, 2003.
A group of more than 70 leading privacy scholars, advocates, and technical experts have urged the Department of Commerce to ensure that a proposed White House conference on privacy is not dominated by special interest groups.
Several privacy and consumer organizations that participated in the FTC's Consumer Privacy Workshop have questioned the accuracy of a preliminary report submitted by the FTC to Senator McCain.
www.epic.org /privacy/internet   (901 words)

  
 Privacy in Cyberspace
Internet social networking sites work similarly to ordinary face-to-face networking where people with similar hobbies or interests are introduced to other people through their friends.
Privacy settings are not a guarantee that other Internet users will not read information you post.
One privacy advocate we know uses the first letter of the names of all the pets she’s had in chronological order, and intersperses numbers and symbols in between the letters with some letters in caps and some in lower case.
www.privacyrights.org /fs/fs18-cyb.htm   (10096 words)

  
 Electronic Privacy Information Center
The Department is required by law to provide the report each year "on activities of the Department that affect privacy, including complaints of privacy violations, implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974, internal controls, and other matters," but the report was more than a year overdue.
The survey was based on the EPIC/PI 2005 Privacy and Human Rights report and found wide disparities in the levels of privacy protection and enforcement (graphic).
Privacy officials, legal scholars, and NGOs from around the world gathered in London for the 28th annual International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners' Conference.
www.epic.org   (1173 words)

  
 Internet Society (ISOC) All About The Internet: Issues - Privacy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the public policy arena, one of the principal issues of concern to the Internet Society is personal privacy of Internet users.
Before the advent of the Internet and email, postal mail (or "snail mail" as it is now slightingly known) and telephone conversations were assumed to be almost totally private.
It is the position of the Internet Society that technology is not a justification for the destruction of privacy.
www.isoc.org /internet/issues/privacy   (680 words)

  
 Privacy View Software for Internet Privacy
Privacy View software places itself between those prying eyes and your personal and confidential files.
Privacy View is the only privacy software that ensures all your private computer files, photos, documents, and websites remain secure from prying eyes.
And Privacy View software allows you to surf any website without having to worry about what files are left on your computer.
www.privacyview.com   (181 words)

  
 Internet Rights - APC
The most undemocratic societies are those that do not allow their citizens privacy and put everything they do under constant surveillance.
Another justification for interception of Internet communications often put forward to the general public is that this is needed to combat the sexual exploitation of women, and particularly children, and to combat the activities of racist groups.
But it is the creation of private spaces, where the victims of abuse can discuss between themselves and with others they trust and have chosen to talk to, that has, in fact, proven to be the most powerful weapon against both sexual exploitation and racial oppression.
www.apc.org /english/rights/privacy/index.shtml   (709 words)

  
 Privacy Policy - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
General log information—Examples of general log information include, but are not limited to: Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" or "yourschool.edu"); Internet Protocol (IP) address; operating system; the browser used to access our Web site; the date and time you accessed our site; and the pages that you visited.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy or terms and conditions of those sites to fully understand what information is collected and how it is used.
The VA Privacy Service works to minimize the impact on veteran's privacy, particularly veteran's personal information and dignity, while achieving the mission of the Department of Veteran Affairs.
www.va.gov /privacy   (1979 words)

  
 State Laws Related to Internet Privacy
Internet service providers must keep confidential all information about subscribers, other than e-mail address, unless the subscriber gives permission to disclose the information.
Internet service providers must provide notice of the above requirements to each of its subscribers, including a "conspicuous statement" that subscribers may request to have their e-mail addresses kept confidential.
Nebraska prohibits knowingly making a false or misleading statement in a privacy policy, published on the Internet or otherwise distributed or published, regarding the use of personal information submitted by members of the public.
www.ncsl.org /programs/lis/privacy/eprivacylaws.htm   (1376 words)

  
 Internet Privacy for Dummies :: Online Resources for Readers of Internet Privacy for Dummies
Given up for dead just weeks ago, a landmark privacy bill that restricts what banks and other companies can do with their customers' personal information sailed through the Assembly on Monday and headed for what is expected to be easy approval in the Senate today.
In a landmark privacy case, the US Supreme Court voted 6-3 to hold unconstitutional a Texas law that makes it a crime for two persons of the same sex to engage in certain intimate sexual conduct.
A new medical privacy law, a key portion of which takes effect April 14, is creating changes at hospitals, doctors' offices, and insurance companies.
www.internetprivacyfordummies.com   (1761 words)

  
 BNA - Internet Privacy Policy
BNA publishes this Privacy Policy to reaffirm our commitment to maintaining the privacy of our customers in the electronic environment and inform you of our practices concerning the collection and use of information you provide us.
Accordingly, the capitalized terms used throughout this Privacy Policy shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 9 (“Definitions”) of this Privacy Policy.
“Privacy Policy” means this “Privacy Policy” as it may be amended from time to time, which can be found at http://www.bna.com/corp/privacy.htm.
www.bna.com /corp/privacy.htm   (2848 words)

  
 EFF: Privacy
Privacy rights are enshrined in our Constitution for a reason — a thriving democracy requires respect for individuals' autonomy as well as anonymous speech and association.
EFF fights in the courts and Congress to extend your privacy rights into the digital world, and supports the development of privacy-protecting technologies.
EFF filed a class-action lawsuit against ATandT on January 31, 2006, accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and the privacy of its customers by collaborating with the National Security Agency (NSA) in its massive and illegal program to wiretap and data-mine Americans' communications.
www.eff.org /Privacy   (1046 words)

  
 BCBSF - Internet Privacy Statement
You may receive other privacy notices from BCBSF, its affiliates, or its subsidiaries from time to time related to privacy and confidentiality of personal information, and such privacy notices may govern the treatment of information collected via this website as well.
If you provide any information through this Internet site that relates to an individual's health condition or the provision of health care to an individual or payment therefore, the HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices shall govern the manner in which we handle such information.
The foregoing Internet Privacy Statement is effective as of January 1, 2002.
www.bcbsfl.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=disclaimers.sitePrivacyStatement   (776 words)

  
 Privacy.org - The Source for News, Information, and Action
Powerful forces are lobbying hard for government and private programs that could push the nation’s costly and inefficient health care system into the computer age.
Bugging case leads to calls for tougher privacy laws, Guardian, November 30, 2006.
DNA of suspects' families to be held on police files, The Independent, November 26, 2006.
www.privacy.org   (746 words)

  
 Data Privacy | Managing the Digital Enterprise | Professor Michael Rappa
Managing data privacy is further complicated by the global nature of the Web.
The European Union's Directive on Data Privacy enacted in 1998 is a case in point.
There are 30 or so federal statutes and over 100 state statutes governing information privacy in the U.S. The approach has been piecemeal in protecting privacy.
digitalenterprise.org /privacy/privacy.html   (875 words)

  
 Use Restrictions, Internet Privacy, Identity Theft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
These restrictions are necessary to honor our operational policies, to comply with privacy laws and to honor the terms and conditions of our suppliers.
SSL encryption protects any personal information you send over the Internet by making it impossible for that information to be deciphered by any systems other than the ones we use at PeopleSearch.com.
It is some indication of the vendors willingness to protect your privacy, but you should still be wary of where these vendors get your information from and who they're willing to sell your information to.
www.peoplesearch.com /privacy.shtml   (2987 words)

  
 Internet privacy and security online tools: hijacker removal and best pop up killer. Remove about blank and other ...
Internet privacy and security online tools: hijacker removal and best pop up killer.
Acronis Privacy Expert Suite provides you with a proactive, real time protection against spyware parasites, adware, keyloggers, hidden dialers, browser hijackers, and other malicious programs.
Internet clean-up: protects your Internet privacy removing traces of your surfing;
www.acronis.com /homecomputing/products/privacyexpert   (449 words)

  
 Internet Privacy Tools
(Here is an example of the assault on internet privacy in the UK.) If you're asking yourself, "Why bother with PGP when I can use Hushmail?", the answer is that PGP is a more versatile solution for other needs in addition to email.
Internet Anonym Online is made by the same company that makes the Steganos Security Suite.
If you remember to erase your browser location bar history at the end of your internet session, no one will ever know you went there or even where "there" is. You should also check your "\windows\cookies" and "\windows\temporary internet" folders to see if cookies have been placed there by such sites as these.
privacytools.freeservers.com   (4899 words)

  
 Internet Privacy Protection
internet privacy tips with contributions from software developers, internet gurus, & privacy advocates.
But before you use all the Internet has to offer, be “cyber“ smart about protecting your privacy to make the most of your online experience.
The primary goal of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule is to give parents control over what information is collected from their children online and how such information may be used.
www.spywareonline.org /internetprivacy.html   (386 words)

  
 Privacy Eraser - Internet Eraser Software
Privacy Eraser is an Internet Eraser that protects your Internet privacy by cleaning up all the tracks of your Internet and computer activities.
Privacy Eraser (Pro) supports Microsoft Windows FAT/FAT32/NTFS file systems, completely implements and exceeds the US Department of Defense DOD 5220.22-M and NSA clearing and sanitizing standard, to gives you confidence that once deleted with our Internet Eraser your file data is gone forever and can not be recovered.
I tried many internet explorer eraser software from shareware but your eraser was the easiest and appeared to be the most efficient.
www.privacyeraser.com   (595 words)

  
 Protecting your Privacy on the Internet
The Internet is a network which has much to offer but you can give away a lot of information about yourself if you are not careful.
If you suffer a privacy invasion via the Internet the Privacy Commissioner will only be able to help you if the matter involves an organisation or agency subject to the Privacy Act.
The Internet is a global network connecting a vast number of computers, computer programs and a massive amount of information.
www.privacy.gov.au /internet/internet_privacy   (2660 words)

  
 UNF Privacy Policy
Simply stated, our policy is to collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you affirmatively choose to make such information available to us.
And if we are required to disclose information about you by law, we will make every effort to notify you of the disclosure in advance.
If you have other questions about our privacy policies, or have ideas about improving our policies, please feel free to email us at webmaster@unf.edu or you can reach us by telephone at 904-620-1000.
www.unf.edu /privacy.html   (343 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Internet Privacy -- May 26, 2000
But we certainly don't want to do that by hampering the growth of the Internet, which, itself is a tremendously pro-consumer development.
MARC ROTENBERG: The interesting thing about the Internet is that you can capture people's activities, their interests, when they visit a Web site, when they read a news story, online, for example.
We're operating in an environment right now on the Internet where that trust and confidence is not in place, because we don't have those baseline privacy standards.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/cyberspace/jan-june00/privacy_5-26.html   (1885 words)

  
 Legislation Affecting the Internet | Privacy
Bill's main focus is bandwidth ; also requires companies to post and comply with privacy policies on the web.
President Clinton's proposals to strengthen the privacy provisions of Gramm-Leach-Bliley.
Contains two sections on privacy: 1) Requires banks to offer "opt-out" of the disclosure of individual's personal information to unaffiliated entities, but provides no protection when banks share customer data with affiliates or with third parties for joint marketing activities.
www.cdt.org /legislation/106th/privacy   (1180 words)

  
 Internet Privacy Law
privacy in Internet activity is a serious issue facing society.
The Supreme Court has found the concept of "privacy" to be protected by a number of the Amendments.
Internet Site Agrees to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptively Collecting Personal Information Agency's First Internet Privacy Case, FTC News Release, August 13, 1998.
www.netatty.com /privacy/privacy.html   (1629 words)

  
 Open Directory - Computers: Security: Internet: Privacy
OECD Privacy Statement Generator - Free online tool has been designed to help companies, organisations and individuals develop privacy policies and statements for display on their web sites.
Privacy Law Playbook - Keep up to date on the latest privacy law developments that affect you and your company.
Privacy Resources - Issues affecting privacy, security, anonymity, and encryption on the internet.
dmoz.org /Computers/Security/Internet/Privacy   (752 words)

  
 Internet Privacy Resources
Privacy in Cyberspace: Rules of the Road for the Information Superhighway
Public Records on the Internet: The Privacy Dilemma -- April 2002
The Emperor's New Clothes: Privacy on the Internet in 1999 -- May 1999
www.privacyrights.org /netprivacy.htm   (294 words)

  
 View information on the Marriott corporation, including our internet privacy policy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The eFolio will be sent to you over the Internet in an unsecured (unencrypted) manner and could be subject to interception by third parties.
As stated in the email section of this privacy statement, every time you receive a marketing email you will be provided the choice to opt-out of future marketing emails by following the instructions provided in the email.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the use of cookies on Web sites that you have accessed this Web site from and to the non-Marriott Web sites that you may access from this Web site.
marriott.com /privacy.mi   (2536 words)

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