Sources for Additional Info

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Articles on Car Tracking, Surveillance & Privacy, Internet & Consumer Privacy: https://www.aclu.org/key-issues

Bureau of Consumer Protection

Free resource on consumer privacy, credit reporting, data security, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act for financial institutions and more: http://www.business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security

European Commission on Justice

Common EU rules that have been established to ensure personal data has high standards of protection within the EU, and specific rules for the transfer of personal data outside the EU: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/index_en.htm

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Identity Theft or Information about the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

A national resource to help you deter, detect and defend against identity theft. And to learn more about FCRA: http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0014-identity-theft or http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/topics/credit-and-loans

Health & Human Services Department

If you believe that a medical provider or someone who works for a medical provider violated your (or someone else’s) health information privacy rights, you may file a complaint with Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Get more info by emailing [email protected]

Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC)

A nonprofit, collaborative effort between financial institutions and law enforcement to provide you with tools and information for preventing and detecting fraud and identity theft: http://www.identitytheftassistance.org/

Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC)

Step-by-step resolution instructions, form letters and other resources to assist identity theft victims: http://www.idtheftcenter.org/

Information Commissioners Office (ICO)

An independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the UK by promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals: http://ico.org.uk/for_organisations/data_protection/the_guide

ISO/IEC 27000:2009 (E). Information technology - Security techniques - Information security management systems - Overview and vocabulary

Provides an overview of information security management systems that are the subject of the information security management system (ISMS) family of standards, and defines related terms: http://www.iso27001security.com/html/27000.html

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS

State Laws related to Internet privacy. This site lists laws by state, and additional resources for privacy legislation: http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/state-laws-related-to-internet-privacy

National Security Archive of George Washington University

Documents, news, publications and research. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/index.html

National Institute of stanards & technology (NIST) COMPUTER SECURITY DIVISiON

Shares information about security tools and practices. Information about security standards and guidelines and key security web resources: http://csrc.nist.gov/

Privacy International

Their stated objectives are “Promoting the right to privacy and data protection in the development and humanitarian fields,” and “Exposing the global trade in surveillance technologies and holding it to account”: http://www.privacyinternational.org

U.S. Small Business Administration

Information on how your business can comply with privacy laws and children’s online privacy: http://www.sba.gov/content/privacy-law

U.S. Department of Justice

Global Privacy Resources site is a roadmap that guides justice entities through the diverse privacy policy development and implementation products available today: http://it.ojp.gov/privacy

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for information about the Federal Banking System including Fraud Resources: http://www.occ/gov/index.html

Wikipedia

Definitions and other helpful information about personal and data security: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Information_security