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datenkraken.

Internet-oriented companies that have a large number of users and possess detailed personal information on them, presumably without their consent.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Internet-oriented companies that have a large number of users and possess detailed personal information on them, presumably without their consent.

    derogatory · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Datenkraken, plural of Datenkrake, itself a compound of Daten (“data”) and Krake (“octopus”), invoking an imagery of such a company being an octopus having its virtual "tentacles" deeply penetrating its users' online habits.

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