Direct data capture is the collection of data for a particular purpose (e.g. barcodes being read at a supermarket
so that the product can be identified or account details being read directly from the chip embedded in the credit
card.)
Indirect data capture is the collection of data as a by-product from data collected for another purpose (e.g. using
data collected from reading barcodes at a supermarket till to work out the stock levels or using data collected
from reading barcodes to see whether an item is selling well.)