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New “Fusion Centers” Must Be Open, Carefully Monitored and Subject to Restraints, ACLU Says In New Report (12/12/2007)
WASHINGTON – New institutions now emerging in American life – “fusion centers” – are raising many questions about privacy and government openness and must be carefully bounded and monitored to ensure that they remain a legitimate and effective law enforcement tool, according to a new report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union.

MCLU Urges State Legislators to Safeguard Personal Information (03/16/2006)
PORTLAND, ME - The Maine Civil Liberties Union today urged Maine’s legislators to protect Mainers’ privacy when considering two bills in work sessions this week.

ACLU Applauds Senate Review of Identity Theft; Recent Data-Theft Scandals Highlight Need for Better Oversight (03/10/2005)
WASHINGTON - A key Senate committee should be supported for examining identity theft and the security of sensitive information at a time when most private information of millions of Americans has become vulnerable to theft and abuse, the American Civil Liberties Union said today.

ACLU Links Pizza Delivery to Privacy Erosion in New Online Video (07/26/2004)
NEW YORK--In a new online video unveiled today, the American Civil Liberties Union takes a break from its serious side to illustrate how new technologies and weak privacy laws can be used to reveal sensitive information about a person involved in even the most mundane of business transactions, including ordering a pizza.

New Report Shows Why Americans Must Join With Europeans To Protect Privacy, ACLU Says (02/02/2004)
NEW YORK -- A new report issued today by European civil liberties groups reveals that the Bush Administration is trying to force Europe to adopt its own misguided and privacy-threatening approach to stopping terrorism through invasive data tracking systems, the American Civil Liberties Union said today.

California Privacy Act a Key Victory in Ongoing Financial Privacy Battle, ACLU Says (08/27/2003)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union hailed the California privacy bill being signed into law today - the toughest in the nation - as a turning point in a fierce but often overlooked battle over financial privacy that has been underway in state capitals around the country since 1999.

ACLU Hails Milestone as California Legislature Enacts Toughest Financial Privacy Protections in the Nation (08/20/2003)
SACRAMENTO -- With bipartisan support in both the Assembly and Senate, the California state legislature has passed the strongest financial privacy protections in the nation, a move the American Civil Liberties Union hailed as a milestone in the reform of financial privacy laws.

ACLU Congratulates People of North Dakota For Defending Their Privacy (06/12/2003)
NEW YORK--The American Civil Liberties Union today congratulated the people of North Dakota for defending their privacy by rejecting a ballot measure that would have allowed banks to share customers' information without their permission.

ACLU of WA Offers Free Legal Advice to Booksellers on Protecting Customers' Privacy (12/10/2002)
SEATTLE -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington today said it is offering free legal advice to booksellers in the state who receive subpoenas or search warrants seeking disclosure of customer purchase records. The ACLU is making the offer in letters sent to booksellers statewide.

ACLU Congratulates People of North Dakota For Defending Their Privacy (06/12/2002)
NEW YORK--The American Civil Liberties Union today congratulated the people of North Dakota for defending their privacy by rejecting a ballot measure that would have allowed banks to share customers' information without their permission. 

ACLU Urges FTC to Investigate Medi-Messenger Privacy Breach (07/05/2001)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking it to investigate a major drug manufacturer that gave out confidential information concerning over 700 patients through the Internet. 

Prozac Manufacturer Reveals Patient Information (07/04/2001)
WASHINGTON-- Eli Lilly, the maker of Prozac, inadvertently revealed the e-mail addresses of patients with depression, bulimia or obsessive-compulsive disorder, company officials said yesterday, according to The Washington Post. 

Maine's Proposed Financial Privacy Bill Protects Corporations, Not Consumers, ACLU Says (03/26/2001)
PORTLAND, ME -In testimony today before the state legislature, Sally Sutton, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine urged lawmakers to reject a proposed bill that will put Maine's financial services privacy laws on a par with the federal government's less restrictive legislation. 

ACLU Wary of FCC Cell Phone Guidelines (01/12/2001)
RALEIGH, NC -- The fact that companies will be able to pinpoint a person's location to within a few feet using software in new wireless phones is disconcerting to the American Civil Liberties Union, Bizjournals.com reported.

Federal Websites Fail on Privacy Standards (09/16/2000)
WASHINGTON, DC -- Most federal websites do not meet the commercial standards for Internet privacy set by the Federal Trade Commission, including the commission's own site, The New York Times reported today. The findings are in a new report by the General Accounting Office.

ACLU Urges Congress to Protect Privacy of Medical Information From Financial Institutions (06/14/2000)
"Privacy is vital in the health care context because trust is a fundamental component of the doctor-patient relationship," said Ronald Weich, an ACLU Legislative Consultant, in testimony before the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services. "Patients are susceptible to humiliation and discrimination if their medical records are improperly disclosed." 

Federal Regulators Expected to Delay Financial Privacy Rules Until Next Year (05/08/2000)
WASHINGTON -- Even as the White House calls for a more extensive privacy law, federal regulators are expected to delay enforcement of new financial-privacy rules until July 2001, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Company That Violated Privacy Changes Name (05/02/2000)
BOSTON, MA -- Two years after Elensys Care Services Inc. ran into an explosion of disapproval over its use of confidential prescription records, the Massachusetts database management company has taken an unusual approach to public relations, The Washington Post reported.

ACLU Urges Congress to Strengthen Drivers' Privacy Protections (04/04/2000)
"While Congress moved in the right direction last year, the level of driver privacy is still inadequate," ACLU Legislative Counsel Gregory T. Nojeim told the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee. "Absent a strong signal from Congress -- and enticed by the millions of dollars that the sale of personal information can generate -- states will inevitably succumb to efforts of private entrepreneurs who continue to seek private data." 

ACLU of Illinois Calls on Legislature to Protect Financial Privacy (02/23/2000)
CHICAGO -- Hailing lawmakers' effort to "protect consumers across Illinois," the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today announced a formal endorsement for legislation introduced in the State Senate that would enhance preservation of financial privacy for the average bank customer.