Telegraph Herald

The Telegraph Herald is a local newspaper based in Dubuque, Iowa, serving the surrounding areas in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. As a news and media outlet owned by Woodward Communications, Inc., its primary service is providing journalistic content to its readers both in print and online. While not a data broker in the traditional sense of selling personal profiles, it collects personal information from subscribers and website visitors to provide its services, process payments, and for marketing purposes. The collection of personal data for subscription and access to news content poses potential privacy risks, as this information could be compromised in a data breach. In fact, its parent company, Woodward Communications, Inc., reported a data breach in 2023 that exposed personal identifiers and Social Security numbers, highlighting the risk of identity theft for individuals whose data is stored in their systems. To protect their personal information, individuals should be mindful of the data they share when subscribing to online news services and can take steps to limit online tracking.