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PASSIVE COLLECTION PERSONAL INFORMATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2026-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Information Technology (Informatics)
DEF

The collection of personal information by observing and analyzing the online actions of the person or the people to whom the information relates, without explicitly asking them to provide it.

OBS

The invisible collection of personal information can be done using digital markers such as cookies.

OBS

Although the terms "passive collection of personal information" and "passive collection" are used to designate this concept, their use is not recommended. It is the individuals whose information is being collected who are passive, not the collection itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Technologie de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Collecte de renseignements personnels effectuée en observant et en analysant les actions en ligne de la ou des personnes concernées, sans leur demander expressément de fournir leurs propres renseignements personnels.

OBS

La collecte invisible de renseignements personnels peut notamment être effectuée en utilisant des marqueurs numériques comme les témoins.

OBS

Bien que les termes «collecte passive de renseignements personnels» et «collecte passive» soient parfois employés, leur utilisation est déconseillée. En effet, ce sont les personnes visées par la collecte qui sont passives et non la collecte elle-même.

Spanish

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