Data Protection

Data Protection can be seen from a legal and practical point of view:

www.go.to/privacypage
This site is dedicated to Privacy Law and has links to international treaties, Dutch (privacy) law, various national Privacy Commissioners, and other privacy sites

www.epic.org
EPIC is a public interest research centre in Washington D.C, established in 1994, with the objective of focusing public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and of protecting privacy

www.privacytimes.com
Privacy Times is designed for professionals and attorneys who need to follow the legislation and industry developments in the field of information privacy. They cover issues such as direct marketing and the European Union's Directive on Data Protection

www.truste.org
TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit privacy organisation, which aims at building users' trust and confidence on the Internet, with the objective of accelerating the growth of the Internet industry

Practical information
For business and the consumer, the most important development for data protection and privacy is the creation of Robinson lists (or the equivalent in a given country)
Robinson lists