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A person who sells information, particularly corporate data gathered via research or corporate espionage.
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"[The] potential commercial value of information that is stolen could be as much as $ 300 billion...The trend has given rise to an entire industry of 'information brokers' and other consultants who specialize in tapping corporate secrets — by means both legal and illegal."
— William J. Holstein, "Corporate spy wars," U.S. News and World Report
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New words. 2013.