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ACLU Data-mining Info on Supporters Raise Privacy Concerns

The American Civil Liberties Union has admitted to using data-mining to gather a wide variety of information on supporters for fundraising purposes. This has caused a serious debate among ACLU supporters over the commitment of the organization's leadership to privacy issues.

A.C.L.U.'s Search For Data on Donors Stirs Privacy Fears, New York Times, December 18, 2004