You're being down-voted but it would be foolish to ignore the possibility you bring up, especially when we consider that Tesla has competitors based in countrie

You're being down-voted but it would be foolish to ignore the possibility you bring up, especially when we consider that Tesla has competitors based in countries where the rule of law is weaker than it is in the US. Certainly if he's going to break the law and exfiltrate data it would be a small hurdle to try to profit on top of that.