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InfoReading  - http://www.inforeading.com  A variety of computer related issues from stopping the Motion Picture Association's fight for tougher copyrights to on-line tutorials for web page codes. Many links to other sites.  Interasia - Social Usage of Internet in Asia  - http://www.interasia.org/  Part of the Institute for Design and Technology Assessment Program headquartered in Austria. This particular organization focuses on the social impact of the Internet in Malaysia and Vietnam. Has links to news articles about other developing areas.  The Center for the Study of Technology and Society  - http://www.tecsoc.org/persec/persec.htm  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. Can subscribe to mailing list.  W.H.O.A. - Working to Halt Online Abuse  - http://www.haltabuse.org/  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.  How Stuff Works: How the FBI's Carnivore Works  - http://www.howstuffworks.com/carnivore.htm  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.  Electronic Privacy Organizations and Resources  - http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/CPL/privacy.htm  On site information and links to electronic privacy resources from Cornell University's Computer Policy and Law Program.  Littering the Information Superhighway  - http://www.srv.net/~msdata/littering_the_infobahn.html  Homepage link to information about privacy, spam, and issues concerning data quality.  ZDNet: Open Access: What's At Stake?  - http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2305563,00.html  Detailed analysis and forum of social, technical and legal aspects of access to broadband Internet networks.  Child Online Protection Act  - http://www.epic.org/free_speech/censorship/hr3783-report.html  Text of 1998 House Report 105-775 from EPIC.  NYTimes.com - Pop Go Those Blasted Pop-Up Ads, iVillage Decrees  - http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/29/technology/29POP.html  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.  NYTimes.com - Dirty Laundry, Online for All to See  - http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/05/technology/circuits/05CINC.html  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.]  The Center for the Study of Technology & Society  - http://www.tecsoc.org/subscribe.htm  A weekly e-mail update that keeps readers informed of the many ways technology affects society.  Computer underground Digest  - http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~cudigest/  A more-or-less weekly digest/newsletter/journal of debates, news, research, and discussion of legal, social, and other issues related to computer culture.  Women-Related Internet Info Email Lists  - http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/f_net.html  List of news and discussion groups for women interested in the digital divide based on gender.  Closing the Digital Divide  - http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/dn/  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.  Yahoo! News Full Coverage - Online Privacy  - http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=tech&cat=internet_privacy  News articles gathered from a variety of sources concerning privacy and the Internet. Up-to-date on issues. Internal search engine. Includes links to organizations concerned with personal privacy on the Net.  American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy  - http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/oitp/oitpofficeinformation.htm  Deals with a variety of Internet related issues including copyrights, the digital divide, Internet governance, and telecommunications. Has links to legislation and other important sites.  Web Epistemology - The Web as Distributed Knowledge  - http://webepistemology.org/  Research project for the study of the web from an epistemological standpoint: relevance, authority and epistemic deference, democratization of knowledge, distributed cognition.  Internet Misuse Survey 2002  - http://www.websense.com/company/news/research/Internet_Misuse_Survey_2002.pdf  Conducted on the Personneltoday.com website during May 2002 among 544 personnel managers and officers employing an average of 2,500 staff. An analysis of the results was carried out by NSM research company.