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Back For More Lulz?

Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 8:02 pm (UTC-4)
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And Spreading Malware Hits Big and Small Alike Periodically we like to share a few of the stories and posts from across the web that caught our eye.  There are no editorial threads implied connecting these items together, other than being interesting. #1: LulzSec vs. NewsCorp: After very publicly disbanding just a few weeks ago, […]

Center for Democracy and Technology

Posted November 3rd, 2010 at 11:13 pm (UTC-4)
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Independent, non-profit public interest group “…dedicated to promoting the democratic potential of today’s open, decentralized global Internet.” Its mission: “…to conceptualize, develop, and implement public policies that will keep the Internet open, innovative and free.” Address: 1634 I Street NW #1100, Washington, DC 20006Phone: 202.637.9800Website: www.cdt.org

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CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program

Posted November 3rd, 2010 at 11:13 pm (UTC-4)
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A project within the Center for Strategic and International Studies, exploring “…how technological change affects security and economic growth in the new international environment. Current research includes cybersecurity, intelligencereform, military space, and Internet governance.” Address: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006Phone: 202.887.0200Website: csis.org/program/technology-and-public-policy

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Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Posted November 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 pm (UTC-4)
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A donor-funded, non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1990 that “…continues to confront cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights today.” Address: 1818 N Street, N.W., Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036Phone: 202.797.9009Website: www.eff.org

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Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)

Posted November 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 pm (UTC-4)
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The world has been hopping on and off the ‘Information Super- Highway’ now for almost 20 years. But is every lane of this cyber-roadway open to all? No – in a number of countries, access to and use of the Internet is heavily restricted. And in many other places, the Web isn’t as free as […]

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Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

Posted November 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 pm (UTC-4)
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Non-partisan and non-profit think tank “…at the cutting edge of designing innovation policies and exploring how advances in information technology will create new economic opportunities to improve the quality of life.” Also works closely with the tech trade association and advocacy organization the Information Technology Industry Council. Address: 1101 K Street NW, Suite 610, Washington […]

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First Amendment Center

Posted November 3rd, 2010 at 11:11 pm (UTC-4)
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A project of the Freedom Forum, with offices in Washington and at Vanderbilt University, the center “…serves as a forum for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, including freedom of speech, of the press and of religion, and the rights to assemble and to petition the government.” Address: 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC […]

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Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet and Society

Posted November 3rd, 2010 at 11:11 pm (UTC-4)
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A research center in Cambridge whose “…mission is to explore and understand cyberspace; to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards; and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions.” Address: 23 Everett Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138Phone: 617.495.7547Website: cyber.law.harvard.edu

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Pew Internet and American Life Project

Posted November 3rd, 2010 at 11:11 pm (UTC-4)
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One of seven on-going projects that comprise the Pew Research Center, the Internet Project is “a nonpartisan, nonprofit “fact tank” that…produces reports exploring the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life.” Address: 1615 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20036Phone: 202.419.4500Website: http://www.pewinternet.org/

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Open Network Initiative

Posted November 3rd, 2010 at 10:44 pm (UTC-4)
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Collaborative partnership of the Berkman Center at Harvard, Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, and the SecDev Group in Ottawa, Canada.  Together, ONI’s “…aim is to investigate, expose and analyze Internet filtering and surveillance practices in a credible and non-partisan fashion.” Website: http://opennet.net

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