Dark Data is everywhere. It’s hidden in the firmware of the smallest devices, like survelance cameras, printers, TV streaming devices, your smart watch, your smart phone, everywhere. It may be collected intentionally, or as a mistake made by a computer programmer.
Dark Data Detective
Dark Data Detective is a major upgrade to FI TOOLS & FI Data Profiler. The core technologies have been rewritten in C#.NET 64 bit managed code, and the UI/UX have been redesigned.
What’s Next?
It’s all about the Objects! In 2026, it’s still all about the objects. We have completed our new ability to evaluate data at the objects level. Not only are we profiling each object with fuzzy patterns, but we are leveraging
Technology Licensing
We provide separate File Investigator and File Expander OEM Partner Kits for MS Windows, Linux & Mac OS X. New versions, with additional file formats, are released quarterly.
What Is Dark Data?
What does Dark Data mean? We use this term on our website, as if it is obvious. In the most basic terms, Dark Data is information that is difficult to find. So, in effect it is sitting in the dark. But, there is more to it than that, when you apply the term to different industries.
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