"Choose Privacy Week" is taking place this week (May 1-7, 2011) and is an ongoing program of the American Library Association. "Choose Privacy Week" is an initiative that invites library users into a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital age.
The ALA has listed a number of "Friends and Allies" organizations here. One such organization is the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a "consumer education advocacy nonprofit dedicated to protecting the privacy of American consumers." The site has a number of publications and privacy tips on various topics:
- Background Checks & Workplace
- Banking & Finance
- Credit & Credit Reports
- Debt Collection
- Education
- Identity Theft & Data Breaches
- Insurance
- Junk Mail/Faxes/Email
- Medical Privacy
- Online Privacy & Technology
- Public Records & Info Brokers
- Social Security Numbers
- Telephone Privacy
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