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Steve Kroft investigates the multibillion dollar industry that collects, analyzes and sells the personal information of millions of Americans with virtually no oversight The following script is from ...

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The following script is from "The Data Brokers" which aired on March 9, 2014, and was rebroadcast on Aug. 24, 2014. Steve Kroft is the correspondent. Graham Messick and Maria Gavrilovic, producers.