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Data-rape

Where marketing information about you is collected and/or shared by misleading or surreptitious means.
That website looks ready to use, but after I gave all my info it says they're not ready yet and that they'll let you know when they are. Totally got data-raped there.
by Todd Sieling December 31, 2007
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Data Rape

while using your smartphone, an app or widget unknowingly uses up a ton of your data leaving you feeling as tho AT&T has just raped you electronically
I left pandora on all night and it data raped the shit out of me.
I try not to use the GPS on my phone too much because it will data rape my ass.
by TheAlmightyGROG August 24, 2010
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data-mining

Is the process of extracting patterns from large data sets by combining methods from statistics and artificial intelligence with database management
They ran the DNS from Troy Jackson's email account and were data-mining you.
by sziszko June 24, 2011
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Data Pagan

(noun.)

A Data Pagan is one who takes their job as a database administrator so seriously that they will literally come into work on Sundays when nobody is there and worship the data server while naked and bowing to a picture of Don Chamberlin.
Why was Marty here on sunday? Naked...
Oh Marty is practicing his religion, he is a Data Pagan.
by datapaganism March 27, 2019
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data mining

A kind of research which studies existing research, with the motive of repurposing it to promote a certain interpretation.

A common means of developing spin for a story.
Using data mining, I was able to make the last several wars look like clear US victories.
by Evil Robot March 22, 2005
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data pollution

anything that's wasting precious, precious bandwidth
10 meg attachment? that's data pollution. use a data rod.
by Sean of the dictionary June 8, 2010
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Data-terrorism

The unjust storage or use of private information for economic, political or personal gains.

Typical offenders are countries and governments, such as, and not limited to The United States, Canada, Germany and Australia. Large corporations like Facebook has also been found to be guilty of data-terrorism.
Roger: "Hey! Didn't you hear? Canada just stooped down to the level of the US government with their privacy invading bill disguised as an anti-terror act. Just the freaking patriot act all over again."

Spencer: "It's kay, I have nothing to hide anyways."

Roger: "You shithead. I bet you wouldn't mind me taking all your passwords and getting a copy of all your text messages then."

Susan: "Guys, guys. It's all okay. They've just incriminated themselves by committing data-terrorism. They won't stand a chance in the Supreme court."
by NightHawkGaurdian May 12, 2015
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