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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is a nonprofit organization focused on increasing access to information, policy discussions and meaningful rights so that data privacy can be a reality for everyone. Founded in 1992 to help people understand their rights and choices, we are one of the first and only organizations to focus exclusively on data privacy rights and issues. Learn More About Us

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"Paying Twice to Learn? How Higher Education Students May Be Forced to Sacrifice Privacy for Digital Learning Tools” a report revealing that weak privacy protections and vague policies often force students to unknowingly trade personal data for required courseware.

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Data broker registrations by state versus total identified brokers (750). The gap between registered brokers and the reference line represents brokers that may be required to register but have not yet done so, highlighting significant compliance gaps across all state registries.

Advocacy

Why Are Hundreds of Data Brokers not Registering with States?

Hundreds of data brokers have not registered with state consumer protection agencies. These findings come as more states are passing data broker transparency laws that require brokers to provide information about their business and, in some cases, give consumers an easy way to opt out.

Advocacy

Coalition Defends CFPB's Consumer Complaint System

We are joining 40+ consumer, civil rights, housing, and privacy organizations in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to maintain and continue its Consumer Complaint Intake System in the face of pressures to eliminate this vital consumer protection tool.

Reports

May 2025 Data Breach Analysis: LexisNexis and Harbin Clinic Lead Month's Impact on Consumers

Our May 2025 analysis of data breach notifications reveals another active month in the ongoing challenge of protecting consumer data. We documented 75 distinct breach incidents between May 7 and June 6, affecting 992,863 people across various sectors.

At-a-glance bubble graph showing the largest breaches of Q12025, color coded by organization type

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Q1 2025 Data Breach Report: 658 Data Breaches Reported and Major Database Improvements

Our May 2025 update—the fifth this year—brings our complete data through May along with this focused analysis of Q1 breach statistics. The first quarter saw 876 new breach notifications representing 658 distinct security incidents that impacted over 32 million people.

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