It is likely, that this DB contains more information, than what a formal printout gives. "But these companies would turn themselves into criminals by using or

It is likely, that this DB contains more information, than what a formal printout gives. "But these companies would turn themselves into criminals by using or purchasing this information." Which is why they probably would not deal with the information gathering directly, but use a service of a data analyst company. When they do something illegal, nobody who contracted then did ever know anything. I think this game is played in china as well.