data mining
nounDefinition of data mining
: the practice of searching through large amounts of computerized data to find useful patterns or trends
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That scandal revealed that a data mining firm affiliated with President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign may have improperly accessed private information from as many as 87 million Facebook users through a quiz app. — chicagotribune.com, "FTC to fine Facebook $5 billion over privacy violations: report," 12 July 2019 In addition to research critique, the conference will cover digital skills, like podcasting, website building and data mining, and teaching religion in America. — al.com, "University of Alabama gets $350,000 grant for religious studies," 23 July 2019 That scandal revealed that the data mining firm affiliated with President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign improperly accessed private information from as many as 87 million Facebook users through a quiz app. — CBS News, "FTC to fine Facebook about $5 billion for user-privacy violations, reports say," 15 July 2019 The commission opened an investigation into Facebook last year after revelations that data mining firm Cambridge Analytica had gathered details on as many as 87 million Facebook users without their permission. — Barbara Ortutay, The Denver Post, "FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps," 24 July 2019 Business-analytics software enables companies to parse past and current data by applying statistical analysis, data mining and quantitative analysis to spot trends. — Angus Loten, WSJ, "Google’s Looker Deal Fills Hole in Analytics Portfolio," 6 June 2019 Facebook leadership also pushed for unified profiles across its products that could be used for data mining and ad targeting, as well as a recommendation system that would suggest Facebook friends based on WhatsApp contacts. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum is leaving Facebook after clashing over data privacy," 30 Apr. 2018 Roper’s job is to bring new tools to the Air Force, and in this age that means data mining. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "Can Big Data Save Old Warplanes?," 23 Jan. 2019 Earlier this year, the company had to acknowledge that as many as 87 million people may have had their data accessed by Cambridge Analytica, a data mining firm that worked for the Trump campaign and aimed to use the data to influence elections. — Michael Liedtke, The Seattle Times, "Facebook wants people to invite its cameras into their homes," 9 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'data mining.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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