data broker

noun [C] IT, MARKETING

Definition

› a person or company whose business is selling information about companies, markets, etc.: As the buying and selling of consumer data becomes a giant business, legislators are taking a closer look at data brokers.

(Definition of data broker noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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