Second, dispersed electronic databases can aggregate demand, opening up low-margin markets that depend on high volumes for their viability.

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Many of those activities will leave a trail in electronic databases.

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Think about how much controversy there is in the United States today, even with the benefit of massive electronic databases and the internet, about the appropriate way to calculate inflation, unemployment and other basic economic statistics.

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