Online Privacy & Technology

Fact Sheets

18. Privacy and the Internet: Traveling in Cyberspace Safely
18a. Online Privacy FAQ
21. Children’s Online Privacy: A Resource Guide for Parents
21a. Children's Safety on the Internet
23. Online Shopping Tips: E-Commerce and You
25. Privacy Tips for Online Job Seekers
25a. Avoiding Online Job Scams
28. Online Privacy for Nonprofits

Alerts

  • 10 Rules for Creating a Hacker-Resistant Password (July 30, 2009)
  • Online Personal Health Records: Are They Healthy for Your Privacy? (April 21, 2009)
  • Valentine e-Cards May Deliver More Than Just Love! (February 3, 2009)
  • The Privacy Implications of Cloud Computing (September 12, 2008)
  • Google Posts a Link to Its Privacy Policy from Its Home Page (July 7, 2008)
  • Consumer and Privacy Groups Urge Google to Post a Link to Its Privacy Policy from Its Home Page (June 3, 2008)
  • Spam E-mails Using PRC's Address (December 20, 2007)
  • What Is HealthVault? Things to Think About Before You Participate (October 11, 2007)
  • Bogus E-Mail Message Impersonates Social Security Administration (November 10, 2006)
  • Keep Your Internet Searches Private (September 5, 2006)
  • Your resume may be overshadowed by your online persona: Tips for jobseekers (July 9, 2006)
  • Popular Online Investing Attracts Identity Thieves and Phishing Scams (November 13, 2005)
  • Bogus Email Claims Cell Phone Numbers Being Released to Marketers (April 22, 2005)
  • Call Don't Click: Why It Is Smarter to Order a Federally Mandated Credit Report Via the Phone Instead of the Internet (February 25, 2005)
  • Phishing Emails Can Lead to Domain Registration for Scam Web Sites (November 12, 2004)
  • Online Information Brokers (October 1, 2004)
  • Online Data Vendors: Opting Out of Directory Assistance and Non-public Information (October 1, 2004)
  • Privacy Groups Urge Gov. Schwarzenegger to Veto Spyware Bill (September 12, 2004)
  • California's Online Privacy Protection Act Goes into Effect July 1: Requires Internet Merchants to Post a Privacy Policy (June 28, 2004)
  • Google's New Email Service, Gmail, Under Fire for Privacy Concerns, Possible Wiretap Law Violations (June 1, 2004)
  • Thirty-One Privacy and Civil Liberties Organizations Urge Google to Suspend Gmail (April 6, 2004)
  • Google's Email Service 'Gmail' Sacrifices Privacy for Extra Storage Space (April 2, 2004)
  • RFID Position Statement of Consumer Privacy and Civil Liberties Organizations (November 20, 2003)
  • Watch Out for "Phishing" Emails Attempting to Capture Your Personal Information (July 21, 2003)
  • Documents Reveal Serious Job Seeker Resume Privacy Violations (February 18, 2003)
  • For Egghead.com customers, from the President and CEO of Egghead -- Deadline Sept. 21, 2001 (September 15, 2001)

    • Speeches & Testimony

  • Comments to the Los Angeles City Council: Public Policy Ramifications of Cloud Computing (July 21, 2009)
  • Radio Frequency Identification: Applications and Implications for Consumers (June 21, 2004)
  • PRC Rebutts Newspaper Editorial Lauding Full Disclosure of Personal Information of Campaign Contributors on www.fundrace.org (April 2, 2004)
  • RFID Implementation in Libraries (January 10, 2004)
  • RFID and the Public Policy Void (August 18, 2003)
  • Letter to the FTC on Job Search Industry Privacy Concerns (February 19, 2003)
  • Public Records on the Internet: The Privacy Dilemma (April 19, 2002)
  • Eight Reasons to be Skeptical of a "Technology Fix" for Protecting Privacy (October 14, 2000)
  • The Emperor's New Clothes: Privacy on the Internet in 1999 (June 1, 1999)
  • Privacy Implications of Privatization of the County's Information Technology Systems (February 23, 1999)
  • True or False? You Can Find Out Anything About Anybody on the Net (October 2, 1998)
  • Issues of Privacy and Access (September 24, 1997)
  • Comments In Opposition to the Court Technnology Committee Draft Rule: Access to Electronic Records (March 13, 1997)
  • Public Records in a Computerized Network Environment: Privacy Implications (September 23, 1995)

    • Contributed Articles

  • My Space Isn't Your Space: Updating Federal Law to Address Employers' Use of Social Networking Sites for Hiring Decisions (Davis) (September 1, 2007)
  • Phishing: A Real-Life Experiment with Troubling Results (February 9, 2007)
  • My Experience with Internet Employment Site Careerbuilders.com (March 1, 2003)
  • Letter to County Tax Equalizer Director: You Do Not Have Permission to Post a Photo of Our Home on the Internet (July 1, 2002)
  • Why I stopped shopping at Amazon.com: A reading expert sounds off... (Hochhauser) (November 1, 2000)

    • Sample Letters

  • Notify Web Site Owner about Need for Posted Privacy Policy