The phrase "a data broker" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an individual or company that collects and sells data about individuals or businesses.
Example: "The rise of technology has led to an increase in the number of a data broker operating in the market."
Alternatives: "a data vendor" or "a data dealer".
Among its provisions, it gives consumers the right to demand exactly what information a data broker has about them.
In 2005, ChoicePoint, a data broker, gave access to personal information about more than 140,000 people to criminals posing as businesspeople.
And even if a data broker has correct information, a person may not want to be marketed to based on race.
Someone who is categorised by a data broker as a "motorcycle enthusiast" might find his rates for medical or accident insurance rise.
For example, eXelate, a data broker, sells "men in trouble", presumed to have relationship problems because they are shopping online for chocolate and flowers.
But getting an online publisher or a data broker — a company that buys data from other companies and then sells it to companies that collect it — to remove content, especially if it's truthful and legal, can be tricky.
The message would be from an online data broker — a company that collects and sells information that many people would hope is private.
Jay Stanley, an A.C.L.U senior policy analyst, described concerns about a system that would rely on a commercial "data broker" to collect background information and essentially assign a passing score to qualified participants.
In June, the FTC obtained an $800,000 settlement from Spokeo, a California data broker that used social media sites to compile profiles of consumers for potential employers.
When customers walk into a car dealership in Boston, he said, what they look at is tracked from the moment they come in, and their contact information is used to sign them up for a newsletter and then sold to a major data broker.
Coord wants to be a neutral data broker, which means that it doesn't attempt to advocate for a particular mode of transit to users and urban planners alike.
