The 'data is payment' thing sounds terrible. What if it really goes south and this data is involved in some identity theft? Then the criminal justice system nee

The 'data is payment' thing sounds terrible. What if it really goes south and this data is involved in some identity theft? Then the criminal justice system needs to get involved at enormous cost to tax payers. Therefore, there actually is an interest of the state that all this data should not be roaming around freely.