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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) is a Californian nonprofit corporation with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. It has a two-part mission—consumer information and consumer advocacy. It was established by Beth Givens in 1992 at the University of San Diego and is based in San Diego, California. The PRC is primarily funded by grants and ''cy pres'' fund awards. The organization serves consumers nationwide through a comprehensive website with resources that include an online complaint submission form, numerous articles, and nearly 100 informational fact sheets in English and Spanish. ==Goals== The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse's goals are to: * Raise consumers' awareness of how technology affects personal privacy. * Empower consumers to take action to control their own personal information by providing practical tips on privacy protection. * Respond to specific privacy-related complaints from consumers, intercede on their behalf, and, when appropriate, refer them to the proper organizations for further assistance. * Document the nature of consumers' complaints and questions about privacy in reports, testimony and speeches and make them available to policy makers, industry representatives, consumer advocates and the media. * Advocate for consumers' privacy rights in local, state, and federal public policy proceedings, including legislative testimony, regulatory agency hearings, task forces and study commissions as well as conferences and workshops. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Privacy Rights Clearinghouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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