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Researchers Lift the Curtain Behind the "Black Box" of Data Broker Records: New Study Reveals Key Strengths and Weaknesses of Data Records

  • 1.  Researchers Lift the Curtain Behind the "Black Box" of Data Broker Records: New Study Reveals Key Strengths and Weaknesses of Data Records

    Posted 11-04-2019 16:15

    CATONSVILLE, MD, November 4, 2019 – It's no longer news that our data is for sale. Data brokers often use online browsing records to create digital consumer profiles that are then sold to marketers as pre-defined audiences for targeted advertising. 

    It is often assumed that the tools used to analyze and categorize customer data are so sophisticated that marketers can reliably fine-tune messaging and targeting. But new research from the INFORMS journal Marketing Science (Editor's note: The source of this research is INFORMS) has revealed that the process for creating those digital profiles may not be as reliable as many may assume.

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    Ashley Smith
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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