Data Broker

Definitions

1. A company that collects, buys, aggregates, and sells personal or behavioral data about individuals, households, or organizations. In security and privacy work, data brokers matter because their datasets can support profiling, surveillance, fraud, and doxxing.

   In plain English: A business that gathers and sells information about people.

   Example: "The privacy team found employee home addresses circulating through multiple data broker feeds."

Related Terms

• Encryption
• Data Breach
• Confidentiality
• CVE Database
• Data Leakage
• Encrypted Messaging
• Opt-Out
• PII
• Recording Security