Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
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| Type: | Non-Profit |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | USA, 1983 |
| Headquarters: | 2202 N. 41st Street Seattle, WA 98103 |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | cpsr.org |
CPSR( Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility) is a global organization promoting the responsible use of computer technology.[1] CPSR educates policymakers and the public on a wide range of issues.
CPSR was responsible for numerous projects such as Privaterra, the Public Sphere Project, EPIC (the Electronic Privacy Information Center), the 21st Century Project, the Civil Society Project, and the CFP (Computers, Freedom & Privacy) Conference.
In the US, CPSR has Chapters in Chicago, Georgia, Madison, Michigan, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, San Fransisco Bay Area, Seattle, Washington etc.
CPSR has International Chapters in 26 countries. Peru, Spain, Canada, Uganda and Japan currently have active CPSR Chapters.
In 1987, CPSR has started the Norbert Wiener Award Winners for Social Responsibility in Computing to recognize outstanding contributions for social responsibility in computing technology. The winners of the award include Bruce Schneier, Douglas Engelbart, Barry Steinhardt, Mitch Kapor, Karl Auerbach, Nira Schwartz and Theodore Postol, Marc Rotenberg, The Free Software & Open Source Movements, The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), Peter Neumann, Phil Zimmermann, Tom Grundner, Antonia Stone, Institute for Global Communication, Barbara Simons, Severo Ornstein and Laura Gould, Kristen Nygaard, Daniel D. McCracken, Joe Weizenbaum, David Parnas.
- ↑ http://cpsr.org/about/ cpsr.org/about]