Vendors Over-Collect Business Data to Monetize via AI, Research Finds

Forensic analysis by Blackout founder Clark Barron found some software vendors collect far more business data than needed to build commercial products, raising concerns that AI-era permission settings have become decisions about security, data ownership, and consent.

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