I think the main concern is whether taxpayer dollars should go towards spying on those same taxpayers or not. I would guess that most people wouldn't want their data floating around, let alone being bought with the money they contributed.
I think the taxpayer piece could be a useful tool to raise awareness about the business model. But this isn’t a novel contract. LN sells to a lot of govt agencies, and that business is tiny compared to what they sell to private industry.
Yep. Insurance companies use LexisNexis and Verisk ISO for claim handling.