Data Brokers : Background and Industry Overview.

Format:

• Book
• Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Computer security.
• Information services.
• Privacy, Right of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (5 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background information on data brokers, companies that collect and sell personal information from public and private records, focusing on recent consumer information security breaches at ChoicePoint and LexisNexis.

Notes:

• Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
• CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Data Brokers

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.