[karaterobot]

I appreciate the response!

> By analogy, I don't think putting taxes on cigarettes means the state will try to get more people to smoke.

To be clear: I don't mean that the state would try to encourage companies to collect and monetize more of their users' information. What I'm suggesting is that they would have a weaker incentive to protect the privacy of their citizens if part of their revenue depended on it being infringed.