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1. The Center for Democracy and Technology
1634 Eye Street NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-637-9800
FAX: 202-637-0968
http://www.cdt.org/
The Center for Democracy and Technology is a leading advocate for democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age. The Center engages in a range of activities and debates that will affect the future of free expression and privacy on global communications networks. Backed by staff expertise in relevant law and technology, CDT seeks practical solutions to problems and is dedicated to building broad consensus among all parties interested in the future of the Internet and other new communications media.
2. Center for Media Education
1511 K St. NW, Suite 518
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-628-2620
FAX: 202-628-2554
Email: jeff@cme.org
http://tap.epn.org/cme/
Contact: Jeff Chester, Co-founder
The Center for Media Education promotes the democratic potential of the electronic media through public education, research, policy analysis, and outreach to the press. Some of the Center's current projects include: children's television, cable, telecommunications policy, and advertising to kids on the Information Superhighway.
3. The Electronic Frontier Foundation
1550 Bryant Street, Suite 725
San Francisco CA 94103-4832 USA
Phone: 415-436-9333
FAX: 415 436 9993
Email: ask@eff.org
www.eff.org
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 answers the hundreds of daily Internet and civil liberties questions from the community. The organization has a strong reputation among "netizens" for being an excellent source of information about life in cyberspace.
4. Electronic Privacy Information Center
666 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-544-9240
FAX: 202-547-5482
Email: info@epic.org
www.epic.org
Contact: Marc Rotenberg, Director EPIC is 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. EPIC is a project of the Fund for Constitutional Government. EPIC works in association with Privacy International, an international human rights group based in London, UK and is also a member of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign, the Internet Free Expression Alliance and the Internet Privacy Coalition.
5. Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC 20580
Phone: 202-326-2182
http://www.ftc.gov
Contact: Brenda Mack (Office of Public Affairs)
The Federal Trade Commission seeks to enhance the smooth operation of the marketplace by eliminating acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive. The Commission undertakes economic analysis to support its law enforcement efforts and to contribute to the policy deliberations of the Congress, the Executive Branch, other independent agencies. Section 5 of the Federal Communications Act applies to online commerce - a medium that presents problems and opportunities not found in other media. The Commission has worked to educate itself about the Internet and online services in order to assess the implications for its consumer protection mission.
6. Junkbusters
P.O. Box 7034
Green Brook NJ 08812
Phone: 908-753-7861
Email: media@junkbusters.com
http://www.junkbusters.com
Contact: Jason Catlett, Founder
The Internet Junkbuster removes unwanted banner ads and cookies according to individual specifications. Junkbusters is a privately-held Delaware-registered for-profit "virtual corporation." Junkbusters is an instructional site that helps individuals fight junk mail, spamming, and other unsolicited forms of marketing.
7. The Netcheck Commerce Bureau
776 South Canyon Road
Springville UT 84663
Phone: 801-491-8185
Email: netcheck@netcheck.com
http://www.netcheck.com
Contact: Thomas P. Abbott, President
Individuals can file a complaint or a compliment about a business website with the Bureau. The NCB was established to promote ethical business practices worldwide and to increase consumer and corporate confidence in purchasing products and services on the Internet. All consumer services provided to the internet community are free.