Personal Info What information is being collected about
you, what is being done with it, and what you can do about it.
Your SSAN Governments (Federal, state, and local) may
not demand your Social Security number except in some special
cases. But since there is no penalty, many (especially local governemments)
just ignore this law.
Government Data You may think that the government is
good at keeping secrets.
Think again...
Censorship Governments, religious cults, and shady
businesses are terrified by the prospect of ordinary people criticizing them in
public (and there is no more public forum than the internet).
Privacy Sites How to protect
yourself against invasions of your privacy, whether by advertisers or
government agencies.
Anonymity Anonymous speech is
controversial because of the potential for abuse. But it has a long history of
being protected under the First Amendment to the US Constitution.
Cryptography The best way to protect the
confidentiality of your communications is to use strong encryption without
giving anyone other than the recipient the key.
Copyright Posting material you
didn't author to a web site may violate the copyright owner's rights. Some even
claim that linking to their sites violates their rights.