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Data Brokers
The companies that quietly collect, package, and sell your personal information — who they are, what they know, and how you can push back.
Known data brokers
Acxiom
One of the largest consumer data brokers, holding thousands of attributes on most U.S. adults.
2.5B
records
Global
reach
Epsilon
Transactional data on hundreds of millions of consumers, sold for ad targeting.
250M
profiles
Global
reach
Spokeo
People-search service that resells public and purchased records to anyone.
12B
records
US
reach
Whitepages
Phone, address, and relative lookups assembled from public sources.
290M
people
US
reach
LexisNexis Risk
Identity and risk scores used by insurers, lenders, and law enforcement.
10K+
attributes
Global
reach
CoreLogic
Property, mortgage, and tenant histories packaged for screening decisions.
4.5B
records
US / AU
reach