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Consumer data
How to sell your private data - if you really want to
by
Sam Harnett
Aug 27, 2014
There are a bunch of new ways you can sell your own data for profit.
A personal shopper, via data and algorithms
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 27, 2014
Kai Ryssdal talks to Katrina Lake, founder and CEO of Stitch Fix.
Target CEO steps down in security breach aftermath
May 5, 2014
Gregg Steinhafel resigns as company seeks to rebuild its reputation.
Data is the economy's new oil
May 1, 2013
Consumer data is becoming a commodity like oil and, like oil, it needs refineries so that companies can profit from it. Meet the data analytics industry.
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Taking control of your personal data
Jun 8, 2012
Your personal data gets mined every time you do a Google search or browse Amazon. But now, some start-ups are trying to let consumers take control of their data -- and get something in return.