The phrase "abuse of data" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing unethical or improper use of data, particularly in fields like technology, research, or privacy.
Example: "The company faced severe backlash after the public learned about their abuse of data collected from users without consent."
Alternatives: "misuse of data" or "exploitation of data".
In being so relentlessly focused on the government's use and abuse of data, Congress paid little attention to what private industry was doing.
The Aadhaar database itself has not proven to be secure and there were worries about both commercial abuse of data and government surveillance of citizens.
Andrew Tyrie, chair of the Commons Treasury select committee, hit out at Lord Rose, chair of Britain Stronger in Europe, over what he called a "scandalous abuse of data".
The hearing was given the dry title "Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data," but everyone on Capitol Hill and beyond knew that this performance was about something more.
Google executives were originally invited to testify on the use and abuse of data, but the Senate committee ultimately decided against pursuing it, and the company was referenced only sparingly during several hours of congressional questioning Tuesday and Wednesday.
Given all the furor around Silicon Valley's use and abuse of data, clients will be hoping that promise is kept.
Beny Steinmetz, a commodities tycoon, is suing the group for abuse of data-protection laws in its investigation of his activities.
This is to ensure that adequate protective nets are in place to guard against any abuse or misuse of data".
It's also taken the FBI to court over domestic surveillance data; abuse of National Security Letter data collection rules for private citizens' data (it won this one, with some help from the ACLU); and a suit with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court over disclosures at the Department of Justice.
Kosinski has made a career of warning others about the uses and potential abuses of data.
It is also under such intense scrutiny that real abuses of data are more likely to take place in darker corners of the internet.
