# Thomson Reuters CLEAR **Entity class:** System, platform, or program **Domain:** Data Markets ## Definition Commercial investigative information platform providing access to integrated records. The article places CLEAR among the address and identity sources used in enforcement lead resolution. ## Operational role Commercial data supplies the collection and enrichment layers of a modern intelligence pipeline. Acquisition, licensing, identity linkage, timestamps, and API delivery determine how a supplier’s records become a client’s usable information. Procurement fluency matters because each technical gate also creates a professional role or a business requirement. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/Entity Resolution|Entity Resolution]] · [[wiki/Intelligence Fusion|Intelligence Fusion]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked implementation or program:** [[wiki/ELITE|ELITE]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Identity Resolution|Identity Resolution]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#VII. The Data Broker Economy: The Substrate Beneath OSINT|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — VII. The Data Broker Economy: The Substrate Beneath OSINT]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [404 Media, ICE to Pay LexisNexis Millions for Data to Feed to Palantir (August 10, 2026).](https://www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-lexisnexis-millions-for-data-to-feed-to-palantir/) - [LawNext, The Legal Tech Giants Powering ICE, Part 1: How Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis Helped Support America's Immigration Surveillance Machine (April 2026).](https://www.lawnext.com/2026/04/the-legal-tech-giants-powering-ice-part-1-how-thomson-reuters-and-lexisnexis-helped-support-americas-immigration-surveillance-machine.html)