“Anonymizer.com is a pioneer in Internet privacy technologies, and the most popular and trusted name in delivering online privacy services. Anonymizer.com has thousands of subscribers to its paid services and is used to make over 20 million anonymous page visits a month.”

“EFF, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is a non-profit, non-partisan organization working in the public interest to protect fundamental civil liberties, including privacy and freedom of expression, in the arena of computers and the Internet. EFF was founded in 1990, and is based in San Francisco, California, with offices in Washington, DC, and New York City.”

“This really makes me tired, but it’s my responsibility, I think, to be sure every Scripting News reader understands that Netscape 4.5, using its default settings, is sending the URLs for every site the user visits back to a server running at Netscape. By choosing to use their browsing software, and not turning the feature off, you could reveal a lot about yourself to Netscape.”

The privacy section of the ACLU site.

“Our goal is to provide: 1) Online consumers with control over their personal information. 2) Web publishers with a standardized, cost-effective solution for both satisfying the business model of their site and addressing consumers’ anxiety over sharing personal information online. 3) Government regulators with demonstrable evidence that the industry can successfully self-regulate.”

Ways to help the privacy boycott of Intel’s Processor Serial Number.

“You’re being watched on the Web. Every action you make on the World Wide Web is digitally recorded, perhaps even analyzed to determine your buying habits.”

AT&T: “We present results here from the analysis of 381 questionnaires completed between November 6 and November 13, 1998 by American Internet users. The sample was drawn from the FamilyPC magazine/Digital Research, Inc. Family Panel. While this is not a statistically representative sample of US Internet users, our respondents are heavy Internet users, and quite possibly lead innovators. As such, we believe that this sample is important for understanding the future Internet user population.”

“Make your customers feel safe and secure by establishing privacy policies and displaying them prominently on your web site. Make your privacy statement available from your home page, and also make it accessible from any page within your site — especially at the point where the user will be handing over information.”

“…despite all the concerns for privacy, the Internet has taken off primarily because it isn’t private. With the Web, you can shed the insular nature of private life and bask in the grimy heat of notoriety.”

“As network technology enables more sophisticated forms of e-commerce, the W3C wants to ensure personal data privacy for Web users with its new proposal, the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project.”

“Take a look at the links above to find out who might be monitoring you — both inside and outside the workplace — and what you can do to protect your privacy.” Here’s part two: How Private Is Your Personal Information?

“The PRC offers consumers a unique opportunity to learn how to protect their personal privacy. Our publications provide in-depth information on a variety of informational privacy issues, as well as practical tips on safeguarding personal privacy.”

“Privacy International is a human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations.”

Privacy watch from Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.