From photo IDs and selfies to social security numbers and location information, data breaches hit a wide variety of companies this year.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year

Another year has come and gone, and with it, thousands of data breaches that affect millions of people. The question these days is less, Is my info...

Knowing where automated license plate readers are located is nice, but it doesn’t erase the “legitimate public safety risk” posed by the vast amounts of data this technology collects, EFF’s Sarah Hamid told Louisville Public Media.

Louisville Public Media

Nearly 200 license plate readers keep watch on Louisville drivers. LMPD won’t say where they are

License plate reader cameras are growing in popularity among police nationwide. But some local agencies refuse to disclose device locations.