"data broker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: data brokers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} data broker (plural data brokers)
  1. An individual or company that specializes in collecting personal data, mostly from public records but sometimes sourced privately, and selling or licensing such information to third parties for a variety of uses, often including advertising or marketing. Translations (Translations): data broker [masculine] (French), courtier de données [masculine] (French)

Inflected forms

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