Assessing vendor compliance means thinking about vendors in the context of the space they exist in. In this report, we look at how vendors of different sizes answered six key questions from our DDQ and the implications for buyers.

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Mobile device app data is consistently popular commercially. However, in recent years, it has also been the subject of legal and regulatory actions, as well as negative media attention. For buyers, certain compliance issues are always worth considering, including data collection practices, privacy, and de-identification. While it’s always important to understand rules and best practices, knowing what’s happening on the ground can provide worthwhile insight and, in some cases, foresight. So, in this report, we share statistics and figures we’ve collected from the Neudata platform to shed light on app data compliance issues from a different angle.

From a legal and compliance perspective, it’s been a busy summer for web-scraping...

In 2023, OpenAI’s ChatGPT became the second fastest-growing consumer application in history, reaching 100m monthly users in only two months. In the alternative data space, it seems like everyone is working towards building their own AI models or leveraging the technology for their own uses. Like most nascent technologies, it will take some time for solid legal and compliance norms to emerge around pertinent data collection, privacy and intellectual property issues. However, we are already seeing early signs of movement in the space, with cases being filed and regulatory attitudes starting to develop.

There are some clear compliance risks related to collecting data accessed through screen-scraping.

Exam priorities, advice and the role alternative data plays within the exam.

China's effort to control the information leaving its shores has escalated with the vigorous enforcement of laws and regulations targeting offshore data transfers. The endeavor has caused disruptions for data vendors with China-focused product offerings as they adapt to evolving compliance standards. However, despite the confusion, buyers can still take viable measures to mitigate risk, and as with any significant regulatory change, the adjustment period will eventually end.

While many important takeaways can be gleaned from the panel, two stand out...

As a riskier category of alternative data, transactional data's relationship to the consumer and financial spaces comes with a host of unique compliance considerations. We’ve examined transactional data vendor responses on our platform to highlight some surprising characteristics.