But that doesn't make it useless. Merely having lists is an important step.
For example, I do a lot of work with unstructured text (eg, news reports, transcripts). Having a list of names of financial entities means it is possible to link statements made by office holders to their entities much easier.
But again, this doesn't fix the financial disclosure problem..
I agree. The real benefit here will be a more coherent and digestible understanding these entities and their relationships, such that other actions can build off it. Using this data itself to litigate is a non-starter.
But that doesn't make it useless. Merely having lists is an important step.
For example, I do a lot of work with unstructured text (eg, news reports, transcripts). Having a list of names of financial entities means it is possible to link statements made by office holders to their entities much easier.
But again, this doesn't fix the financial disclosure problem..