Data brokers and the need for transparency and accountability /

This book is the result of a study of nine data brokers, representing a cross-section of the industry, undertaken by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to shed light on the data broker industry. Data brokers obtain and share vast amounts of consumer information, typically behind the scenes, without...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Beake, Stephen (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2014]
Colección:Business issues, competition and entrepreneurship series.
Temas:
Database industry > United States.
Information services industry > United States.
Consumer profiling > United States.
Consumer protection > United States.
Privacy, Right of > United States.
Bases de données > Industrie > États-Unis.
Services d'information > Industrie > États-Unis.
Profil des consommateurs > États-Unis.
Consommateurs > Protection > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Information Management.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
LAW > Privacy.
Information services industry.
Database industry.
Consumer protection.
Consumer profiling.
Information services > Government policy.
Privacy, Right of.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book is the result of a study of nine data brokers, representing a cross-section of the industry, undertaken by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to shed light on the data broker industry. Data brokers obtain and share vast amounts of consumer information, typically behind the scenes, without consumer knowledge. Data brokers sell this information for marketing campaigns and fraud prevention, among other purposes. Although consumers benefit from data broker practices which, for example, help enable consumers to find and enjoy the products and services they prefer, data broker practices al.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781633216082
163321608X

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