Consumer information market to be worth $12bn

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Different sectors look to get into lucrative business of providing information on end-users

Information on user's location is vital Providing businesses with information about online customers will become a $12bn (£7bn) market by 2012, according to a new report from IT analyst Gartner. ...

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