Visit PrivacyRights.org to see the types of publicly available information
about data breaches. How might researchers use this information to
study breaches? Enter a paragraph in your journal.

Researchers can analyze the data provided on PrivacyRights.org to gain insight into the frequency, scale, and characteristics of data breaches. This can help researchers identify patterns and trends. The site gives the chance for researchers to categorize their research by the type of data breach and the type of organization. It also gives a map showing where these breaches happen, state by state. The capability to see the breaches by organization type over a period of time is also a resource that researchers would greatly benefit from.