Information banking and monetization of personal information

A method comprising:

• receiving information related to a person;
• presenting an offer to a plurality of purchasers to purchase the information;
• receiving an acceptance of the offer from at least one of the purchasers;
• and
• making the information available to the at least one purchaser accepting the offer, wherein the person receives value for the information.

A method comprising:

• receiving information related to a person;
• presenting an offer to the person to sell the information to a purchaser;
• receiving an acceptance of the offer from the person;
• and
• making the information available to the purchaser, wherein the person receives value for the information.

A method comprising:

• periodically receiving information related to a person;
• storing the periodically received information in memory to form collected information;
• providing control to the person to monetize portions of the collected information by forming agreements with purchasers, each agreement corresponding to a designated portion of the collected information;
• and
• making each designated portion of the information available to a purchaser associated with the agreement corresponding to each designated portion, wherein the person receives value pursuant to each agreement.