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• Child Online Protection Act

  http://www.epic.org/free_speech/censorship/hr3783-report.html
  Text of 1998 House Report 105-775 from EPIC.

• Cyberspace Independence Declaration

  http://www.hax.com/CyberSpaceDeclaration.html
  John Perry Barlow's Declaration "Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather...."

• How Stuff Works: How the FBI's Carnivore Works

  http://computer.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.

• Littering the Information Superhighway

  http://www.claudiax.net/littering_the_infobahn.html
  Homepage link to information about privacy, spam, and issues concerning data quality.

• NYTimes.com - Dirty Laundry, Online for All to See

  http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/05/technology/dirty-laundry-online-for-all-to-see.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.]

• NYTimes.com - Pop Go Those Blasted Pop-Up Ads, iVillage Decrees

  http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/29/business/compressed-data-pop-go-those-blasted-pop-up-ads-ivillage-decrees.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.

• Pew Internet and American Life Project

  http://www.pewinternet.org/
  Research about the Internet's impact on communities. Includes reports and polls.

• The Debate Over Internet Governance: A Snapshot in the Year 2000

  http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/is99/governance/introduction.html
  Information on understanding the nature of the debate over ICANN and internet governance.

• 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.

• Women-Related Internet Info Email Lists

  http://userpages.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/wmsttoc.html
  List of news and discussion groups for women interested in the digital divide based on gender.

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