> trawling LinkedIn for singles with degrees from prestigious universities, or NextDoor for homeowners in affluent zip codes, or LegiStorm for Congressional staffers’ bios, salaries and contact information.

Wait, you mean that the person being checked out hasn't signed up with the agency and consented to the check? Ugh. I thought that recruiting spam through github was bad enough. Dating spam from politicians' matchmakers is, like, next level. I couldn't bring myself to read the whole article, but some parts were funny.