As if I needed yet another reason not to shop there: “[Data collection] might be the biggest reason Walmart doesn’t support Apple Pay. Walmart relies on collecting your data to build profiles on your purchasing patterns and trends. Tracking this type of purchase history is something Walmart does for targeting advertising, marketing, and more.”

#ApplePay #CustomerConvenience #DataCollection #Privacy #DataSecurity

https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/18/heres-why-walmart-still-doesnt-support-apple-pay/

What if the problem is not #proprietary software, but its devs not wising up to using it responsibly?

#dataCollection #dataPrivacy #dataTransparency #freeSoftware #FOSS #openSource #softwareTransparency

Toshali Mohapatra (@toshali_m)

공급망·물류 분야에서의 긍정적 소식입니다. 트윗은 의사결정 경계(decision boundaries)에 초점을 맞춘 표적 데이터 수집(targeted data collection)이 실제로 성과를 좌우하는 핵심 요인이라며, 이러한 데이터 전략이 공급망과 물류 시스템의 성능을 실질적으로 개선할 수 있음을 시사합니다.

https://x.com/toshali_m/status/2010704622697263289

#supplychain #logistics #datacollection #activelearning

How Outsourced Data Collection Services Helps AI Teams Move Faster

AI teams shouldn’t waste time chasing data. Outsourced data collection makes it easier to get clean, reliable datasets, so teams can focus on building smarter models, testing faster, and driving real innovation.

Know More: https://medium.com/@jagadishthakar/how-outsourced-data-collection-services-save-ai-teams-time-and-accelerate-innovation-bc7c63a0d8b1

#AIInnovation #DataCollection #OutsourcingAI #MachineLearning #OutsourcedDtaCollection

Top 10 Reliable Data Acquisition Companies to Outsource

Outsourcing data acquisition enables businesses to collect accurate, structured data from multiple sources efficiently. Trusted providers handle data collection, validation, and organization, supporting analytics, AI training, and informed decision-making.

Explore more: https://typeshare.co/habiledata/posts/top-10-reliable-data-acquisition-companies-to-outsource-8zb2d

#DataAcquisition #DataCollection #DataQuality #BusinessIntelligence

In 2025, being trans in America means living under conditional citizenship

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/voices/trans-rights-in-america-2674433270

"Austrian Supreme Court (OGH): Meta must provide full access to all personal data of user within 14 days, including the sources, recipients and purposes for which each information was used. All of Meta's claims of trade secrets or other limitations were rejected, leading to unprecedented access to the inner workings of Meta. Meta was also illegally collecting data from third party apps and websites and may only provide personalised advertisement if a user provided “specific, informed, unambiguous and freely given” consent. Meta must also ensure that data revealing sensitive information (such as political views, sexual orientation, or health) is not processed together with other data unless a valid legal basis according to Article 9(2) GDPR applies. Meta may not avoid the application of Article 9 GDPR by arguing that it does not intentionally collect such data or that it cannot technically distinguish or segregate it. The case, brought by Max Schrems in 2014, originally lasted 11 years and hit the Austrian Supreme Court three times and the CJEU two times. Mr Schrems was awarded €500 in damages."

https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-supreme-court-meta-must-give-users-full-access-their-data

#EU #Austria #Meta #DataProtection #DataCollection #Privacy #GDPR #DigitalRights

Sly attempts at data harvesting in shops this Christmas?

Asked for my email address 'to send receipt' - I refused (they printed the receipt). But a lot of people will just accept the 'default'.

#privacy #datacollection #dataHarvesting