Web Resources

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 “A Transcontinental Culture War Could Cost Google Billions” 
This article in The Atlantic examines how the EU has raised concerns about privacy and ethics in Google’s search functionality.

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse 
Goals of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) include raising consumers' awareness of how technology affects personal privacy and empowering consumers to take action to control their own personal information by providing practical tips on privacy protection.

Facebook Privacy 
Webpage is sponsored by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) regarding issues concerning Facebook and privacy concerns.

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Homepage 
EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.

Security Information Provided by Chief Information Officer (CIO) 
CIO (Chief Information Officer) trade journal provides resources related to information security, including news and opinion and more on software and application flaws and fixes, data breaches, the inside threat the latest hacker attacks.

Information Technology and Ethics 
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics offers articles, cases, and other material on a variety of topics in both information technology and ethics.

Laws and Ethics Can’t Keep Pace with Technology 
A though provoking and pessimistic view of the flawed relationship between computers and the law