You're right, my wording was imprecise. My point was that he could have continued to delve into the information without anyone hassling him, unless the city ind

You're right, my wording was imprecise. My point was that he could have continued to delve into the information without anyone hassling him, unless the city independently discovered their mistake. But you are right to point out that he still would have been somewhat limited in what he could do with the data without arousing suspicion.