PWS aims to make users aware of the risks of violation of privacy on the Internet and threats to freedom of speech.
PWS is engaged in spreading the informational tools and counter-censorship technologies that allow users to maintain confidentiality in their communications, anonymity in the network and freedom of expression.
PWS upholds the thesis that the Big Brother described in George Orwell's novel is gradually gaining form, passively and with silent acceptance by the people.
[citation needed] Because of the ignorance of citizens regarding security, official agencies push for an ever increasing situation which damages human rights.
[4] To contact members of PWS conventional e-mail addresses are not used, but rather the nym alias ws@nym.panta-rhei.eu.org, whose PGP key is published on a keyserver.
Such automatic data collection of Internet traffic is possible using freely available software, such as Wireshark or tcpdump, originally conceived to aid network technicians in debugging and maintenance.
Instead, the validity of the current Italian Law Decree 144/2005, due to expire on 31 December 2007, has been extended in time, to continue allowing the collection of personal data with a view to combating international terrorism.
Three models have been developed: Big Brother Awards (BBA) is an initiative of Privacy International with the motto "watching the watchman worldwide".
PWS manages the polling and award assignation to the Italian bodies with the worst performance in the field of human rights.
95% is the percentage of reliability of a home based server, connected to the Internet through a flat ADSL line, to demonstrate that it is not necessary to employ the offerings of centralized enterprises to obtain good services.
Hence the NFP project, which informs on the technical possibilities that a modern computer can offer, to connect to the Internet fully and without undue effort on the part of the user.