Privacy Huddle: A Data Privacy & AI Governance Podcast
Privacy Huddle: A Data Privacy & AI Governance Podcast
Colleen Barry
Ep. 60 - New research preview: digital data collection
10 minutes Posted Sep 9, 2025 at 3:15 pm.
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This week, Jonathan and Alysa discuss a recent study conducted by Ketch on data collection and opt-out practices across 170 websites. The findings revealed a significant increase in web trackers over the past decade, with some sites hosting up to 250 tags. After testing opt-out mechanisms, it was found that 40% of trackers, particularly advertising-related ones, continued collecting data despite opt-out actions.