Byteshandel
Byteshandel, a term used primarily in German-speaking contexts, describes the buying and selling of digital data as a commodity. In English, this is often referred to as data trading, data brokerage, or data marketplace activity. Byteshandel encompasses raw data streams, datasets, and derivative data products produced by organizations from user interactions, sensors, transactions, and other digital traces.
Market participants include data brokers, data marketplaces, apps, and enterprises that generate data and customers who
Data types common in byteshandel include behavioral data (web and app activity), transactional data, location or
Regulation varies by jurisdiction. In the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation governs handling of