# Prof. Vasant Dhar on an information market for Facebook to create value

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Excerpt from [CNBC](http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000099321&play=1#eyJ2aWQiOiIzMDAwMDk5MzIxIiwiZW5jVmlkIjoiUi9uUWZzNGxGTmlVZnh5WFowSHAxZz09IiwidlRhYiI6ImluZm8iLCJ2UGFnZSI6IiIsImdOYXYiOlsiwqBMYXRlc3QgVmlkZW8iXSwiZ1NlY3QiOiJBTEwiLCJnUGFnZSI6IjEiLCJzeW0iOiIiLCJzZWFyY2giOiIifQ==) -- "Facebook knows more about people than anyone else. People have provided that data voluntarily so that's a tremendous resource that they can monetize."

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