Editing Data broker (section)

== Fiction ==
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Examples of information brokers in contemporary fiction would be the Shadow Broker in the video game series ''[[Mass Effect]]'';<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finley |first=Brittni |date=2021-05-20 |title=Mass Effect 1: Should You Give Cerberus Info to Shadow Broker |url=https://gamerant.com/mass-effect-1-cerberus-shadow-broker-give-info-should/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref> Nicholas Wayne, Rachel, Elean Duga, Gustav St. Germain, Carol, and the President of the Daily Days newspaper company in ''[[Baccano!]]''; or Izaya Orihara in the light novel series ''[[Durarara!!]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayward |first=Adam |date=2021-11-17 |title=Durarara!! The 10 Best Characters |url=https://screenrant.com/durarara-best-characters/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> A few of the characters in [[Neal Stephenson]]'s novel [[Snow Crash]] find work selling data as "stringers" for the Central Intelligence Corporation. Information broker characters play a prominent role in stories published by [[DC Comics]]. The character trope is best exemplified by the superhero [[Barbara Gordon|Oracle]], but the trope is later used with the characters [[Calculator (comics)|Calculator]], [[Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog|Proxy]], [[Chloe Sullivan]], and [[Felicity Smoak]] as well.