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information broker
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information broker

An individual who searches for information for clients. Information brokers use various resources including the Internet, online services that specialize in databases, public libraries, books and CD-ROMs. They also make plain old fashioned telephone calls. The word "broker" is a misnomer. Information retrieval consultant would be more accurate. Sue Rugge and Alfred Glossbrenner wrote an excellent book on the subject, "The Information Broker's Handbook," published by McGraw-Hill (ISBN 0-07-057870-2). See Web search engines and online service.



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For example, ChoicePoint, an Atlanta-based data broker, sold sensitive records on 145,000 consumers to an identity theft ring - something that recently earned the company a $10 million fine.
a Georgia data broker, had sold consumer data to scare artists.
Acxiom, another data broker, serves the financial services, insurance, direct marketing, publishing, retail, and telecommunications industries.
 
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