information brokers
Intelligence trade facilitators
Information brokers are individuals or firms that gather, analyze, and sell data to clients.
They compile information from public records, databases, and other sources for businesses conducting market research, attorneys building cases, or individuals seeking background checks.
The term sometimes carries negative connotations, suggesting someone who trades in private or sensitive information: The journalist relied on information brokers to dig up the executive's financial history.
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
- market researchAnalyzing buyer preferences systematically
- surveysSystematic information gathering
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
cloud computing · web scraping · metadata · file · encryption · fraud detection · identity theft · background checks · credit reports · directories · dossiers · deep background · forecasting · due diligence · need to know · corporate espionage · insider trading · archives
information brokersprimary sources
Firsthand historical evidence
eyewitnesses · content creators · source material · whistleblowers · originators
information brokersend users
Ultimate product recipients
censors · subscribers · redactors · audience · recipients
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