The author contends that taxation should be a regulatory currency for the free collection, mining and sale of personal data and connected activities (knowledge discovery and data mining business (KDDM), also called consumer-facing business (CFB)) that is similar to a royalty on natural resources...

Manheim Interactive is a subsidiary of Manheim Auctions, a 55-year old brickand-mortar firm that is the number one player in offline vehicle remarketing. Since 1996, Manheim has been remarketing used automobiles over the Internet. Manheim Interactive has found that the strength of the Manheim...