Data is now a $ 1.1 billion -a-year industry and employs 144 million people in the the United States Acxiom Chief Executive Officer Howe agreed to speak with Data . Last March , the Federal Trade Commission issued a report on protecting consumer privacy in which they recommended that Congress consider legislation overseeing online privacy , data security and breach notification , and data brokers . Howe believes detailed marketing information helps breathe success into business . Critics of data-brokering companies say they pose privacy risks .
Data is now a $ 1.1 billion -a-year industry and employs 144 million people in the the United States Acxiom Chief Executive Officer Howe agreed to speak with Data . Howe believes detailed marketing information helps breathe success into business . Critics of data-brokering companies say they pose privacy risks .