I am astounded by what is feasible with OSINt - from tracking Vice Presidenal picks and billionaires jets to counting tanks destroyed.<p>I don't really understand the Venn Diagram here with journalism, spying and democratic debate, but it's there.<p>A cottage industry that I assume will explode into things like<p>- Hiring background checks<p>- consumer credit and counter party analysis<p>- supply chain somethings (the old how many trucks left that depot last month tells you something valuable)<p>Any other ideas ? Companies already springing up to do this?