# United States Military Academy **Entity class:** Organization or company **Domain:** Additional Article Entities ## Definition Institution identified as the sponsor of Duke's military-personnel data-broker study. The source relationship connects the research question with national-defense requirements. ## Operational role Named people and institutions make the article’s capacity relationships concrete. Authorship, sponsorship, employment, founding, procurement, and participation are different connections and must retain their specific meanings. These routes preserve the people and organizations behind the programs and operational examples. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Intelligence|Intelligence]] · [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked source or case:** [[wiki/Duke Military-Personnel Data-Broker Study|Duke Military-Personnel Data-Broker Study]]. - **article-linked institution or supplier:** [[wiki/Duke University|Duke University]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#VII. The Data Broker Economy: The Substrate Beneath OSINT|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — VII. The Data Broker Economy: The Substrate Beneath OSINT]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [Justin Sherman et al., Duke Sanford School, Data Brokers and the Sale of Data on U.S. Military Personnel (November 2023).](https://techpolicy.sanford.duke.edu/data-brokers-and-the-sale-of-data-on-us-military-personnel/) - [Lawfare, Data Brokers, Military Personnel, and National Security Risks.](https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/data-brokers-military-personnel-and-national-security-risks) - [White & Case, DOJ Issues Guidance on Bulk Sensitive Data Rules (April 2025).](https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/doj-issues-guidance-bulk-sensitive-data-rules) ## Connected Austin capabilities [[wiki/West Point Founder Network|West Point Founder Network]]. These entries identify associated implementations, people, methods, and institutional contexts in [[articles/How Austin Became a Different Kind of Defense Tech Epicenter|How Austin Became a Different Kind of Defense Tech Epicenter]]. [[wiki/Austin Defense Technology|Austin Defense Technology]] supplies their regional arrangement; [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] supplies the wider supplier and participation economy.