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Association for Competitive Technology  - A trade association for computer software, hardware, consulting companies working to keep e-commerce unregulated. Links to news articles concerning Internet regulation of business. Has newsletter.

The Center for Democracy and Technology  - Works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age.

Center for Digital Democracy  - Works to the preserve and support an Internet environment that is open, diverse, and democratic. Includes action alerts, a citizen's guide to broadband, articles, and a mailing list.

Chicago-Kent College of Law: Center for Law and Computers  - Articles, documents, guidelines for use of the Internet. The main focus is the impact of information technology on the law.

Electronic Frontier Canada  - Organization working for privacy rights in Information Technology. Has mailing lists. Has links to articles about privacy and computers in Canada.

Electronic Frontier Foundation  - Organization working to protect privacy and freedom of expression on the Internet. Has up-to-date news on privacy related issues. Has internal search engine.

Electronic Frontiers Australia  - nonprofit formed in 1994 to protect and promote the civil liberties of users of computer based communications systems and of those affected by their use.

Electronic Privacy Information Center  - A public interest research center established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.

European Internet Foundation  - EIF helps shape European Union policy for e-commerce, e-democracy and the digital revolution. It is led by Members of the European Parliament, and supported by internet companies, academics and public bodies.

Global Internet Liberty Campaign  - An international organization of groups working for cyber-liberties, who are determined to preserve civil liberties and human rights on the Internet.

Hands Off The Net  - This site is against government regulation of the Internet,particularly e-commerce. Links to legislation concerning Internet taxation. Also has links to state by state information.

NetAction  - Founded to educate the public, policy makers, and the media about technology-based social and political issues, and to promote access to and use of information technology as a tool for community organizing, outreach, and advocacy.

Netaid  - A contact point for those interested in poverty and human rights issues, especially in the developing world. Has clips of recent world-wide concert broadcast 10/09/99. Alphabetized links to similar agencies and organizations.

Online Policy Group  - Issue oriented group focused on access, privacy, safety, human rights. Has links to news archives. Updated frequently.

Peacefire  - An organization dedicated to exposing censorship on the Internet. Has news articles concerning blocking and filtering software; information about its legal battles; links to relevant sites. Info available for download.