Researchers may use the PrivacyRights.org Data Breach Chronology for extensive studies of data breaches within the United States. This database allows the filtering of entries according to year, company, organization type, and breach type in order to analyze trends and patterns in data breaches over time. They can view how often certain types of breaches, such as hacking, theft, or employee mistakes, occur and the effect on different industries. Actual narratives of each breach are really enlightening with regard to the causes and effects of data security incidents. This will also help the researchers based on the efficiency of various current measures of data protection and recommend ways of improving them. The longitudinal records since 2005 also allow the database to conduct studies of how data breaches are evolving and affecting society.