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Privacy vs. the Internet: Americans Should Not be Forced to Choose (09/25/2008)
Washington, DC – The Senate Commerce Committee continued exploring the issue of Internet privacy and online marketing today with a hearing on Internet service providers’ (ISPs) use of deep packet inspection (DPI). Use of this technology allows ISPs to scrutinize Internet users’ e-mail and browsing activities, to monitor usage and communications traffic, and sell that information to advertisers or turn it over to government officials. The risks posed by this technology are significant and should not be underestimated. The ACLU urges members of the committee to zealously guard the privacy of the American people.

ACLU Asks FCC to Scrutinize ISP Surveillance of Customers’ Internet Habits (07/21/2008)
Washington, DC – Today as part of the FCC field hearing at Carnegie Mellon University on broadband and the digital future, the American Civil Liberties Union will submit written comments about how Deep Packet Inspections (DPI) and other practices threaten Americans’ online privacy and a neutral Internet.

ACLU Warns Against Intrusive Deep Packet Inspection (07/17/2008)
Washington, DC – Americans’ online privacy was discussed today at a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. The hearing, titled “What Your Broadband Provider Knows About Your Web Use: Deep Packet Inspection and Communications Laws and Policies,” was meant to shed light on the practice of Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) by Internet service providers (ISPs). DPI allows ISPs to track users’ Internet browsing activities and can be data mined for targeted marketing purposes. The ACLU urges members of the committee to be wary of the privacy landmines inherent in DPI.

ACLU Challenges Virginia Law Prohibiting Dissemination of Public Records with Social Security Numbers (06/11/2008)
Richmond, VA - The ACLU of Virginia today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Richmond on behalf of privacy advocate B.J. Ostergren, challenging a new Virginia statute that prohibits the dissemination of public records that contain Social Security Numbers, even when the records are obtained from government websites available to anyone.

ACLU Condemns Bill Eliminating Online Privacy (02/13/2007)
Washington - The American Civil Liberties Union today condemned a bill introduced by Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), that seeks to eliminate online privacy by requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to maintain detailed records on each of their subscribers’ online activities. The bill would give Attorney General Alberto Gonzales broad discretion to determine what records ISPs must keep and for how long. In addition, it would require “sexually explicit” websites to post warning labels or face criminal sanctions.

Government Drops Demand for Library Records (06/26/2006)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today declared victory in their legal battle with the FBI over a Connecticut library group's right to keep patron records private. After dropping their vehement defense of the gag provision accompanying the request, the FBI has now abandoned the demand all together.

ACLU Urges Court to Reject Government's Bid for Google Records (03/14/2006)
SAN JOSE, CA – At a hearing today before a federal judge, the American Civil Liberties Union will urge the court to reject the government’s demand for millions of Google search records, saying that it has not justified the need for obtaining massive amounts of consumer information.

ACLU Urges Court to Reject Government's Bid For Google Records (02/17/2006)
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today urged a California federal court to reject the government's demand for millions of Google search records, saying that it has not justified the need for obtaining massive amounts of consumer information.

ACLU Files Challenge to Online Wiretapping Power Grab (12/01/2005)
NEW YORK—The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a legal challenge to an order from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that would dramatically increase the government’s surveillance powers on the Internet.

Supreme Court Hears Two Cases Critical For Future Of Online Free Speech (03/29/2005)
NEW YORK -- Two cases being heard by the Supreme Court today will determine whether the Internet remains the open forum for free speech that it has always been, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed friend-of-the-court briefs in each of them.

ACLU Asks Court to Order Government to Immediately Account for its Use of Vast New Surveillance Powers (11/13/2002)
NEW YORK-- The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal court to order the Department of Justice to respond immediately to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking information on the government's use of extraordinary new surveillance powers granted to it by Congress last year.

In Legal First, ACLU Asks Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Protect Anonymous Online Speakers from Legal Intimidation (10/01/2002)
PITTSBURGH--In the first case of its kind ever to reach a state supreme court, the American Civil Liberties Union today asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to protect anonymous speakers in cyberspace who face legal intimidation from public officials whom they criticize.

ACLU Recommends Modifications to Cyber-Crime Bill, Changes Would Protect Privacy Rights of Internet Users (04/24/2002)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today urged a House committee to modestly change a cyber security bill to better protect Internet users' privacy rights. 

ACLU, Public Citizen Hail First Appeals Court Decision Protecting Anonymous Internet Critics (07/11/2001)
MORRISTOWN, NJ -- Adopting arguments made by attorneys for Public Citizen and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, a state appeals court today rejected a company's attempt to discover the identities of anonymous Internet message posters by going to court.

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. 

ACLU, EPIC Say Further Study of Carnivore Review Proves "Beast Must Be Tamed" (12/01/2000)
WASHINGTON-- Further careful review of a report on a new FBI Internet surveillance tool conclusively proves that the Carnivore system is an aptly named beast that must be tamed, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) said today in comments submitted to the Department of Justice.

ACLU Slams Biased Review Team Thumbs-Up for Government Snoopware Program "Carnivore" (11/21/2000)
WASHINGTON--The American Civil Liberties Union today greeted with skepticism but little surprise preliminary reports on a new FBI Internet surveillance tool, saying that a biased review team guaranteed a pat on the head to the system known as Carnivore.

ACLU Says Government Stacked Deck in Selection of Team to Review "Carnivore" Cyber-tapping System (10/04/2000)
WASHINGTON--The American Civil Liberties Union today sharply criticized the Federal government's selection of academic experts to review a sophisticated FBI Internet surveillance tool known as Carnivore, saying that many of them have ties to the federal law enforcement agencies and the White House.

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.

Citing Strictures, Universities Decline to Review FBI's 'Carnivore' System (09/06/2000)
ATLANTA -- Academic institutions will likely pass up the chance to audit the federal government's Internet monitoring system, citing strict controls that would prevent an independent review, researchers said Wednesday, according to CNN.com news.