1. Computing & Technology

Privacy and the Web

Privacy is very important to people in this age of identity theft. It sometimes seems that it's nearly impossible to keep private things private while still going about your daily life. Ethical Web developers have a duty to maintain privacy for their customers, and these links will help you.
  1. COPPA (4)
  2. Cookies
  3. P3P

Are You Invading Your Customers' Privacy?

Many Web sites require some information that might be considered private. But is it really important that it be required?

Privacy Policies and P3P

How to write an automated privacy policy.

Help Safeguard Your Privacy on the Web

IE 6 gives you a way to help safeguard your privacy by managing the cookies you set, and reviewing the privacy policies of Web sites.

EPIC - Tools for Protecting Online Privacy

There are a lot of tools you can use to protect your privacy, from secure email clients to anonymizing Web browsing tools.

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