> Not to mention collecting them at all means those servers are a primo location for state actors to stage themselves to make copies of data before being deleted.
Not to nitpick, but in this case they'd be collecting data they already own.
For state actors - they frequently have issues "connecting the dots". Or heck - maybe connecting the dots is easy but it's a manual process that introduces too much friction for them to do casually. Maybe some of the data they connect it with is not trustworthy.
If the dots already come pre-connected, it makes the job easier.
Not to mention its value as blackmail material shoots up because it comes pre-associated with your government ID and/or a scan of your face because fewer sources/methods need to be risked.
In addition to the sibling comments, even if they do own the ID itself, they do not own the association with Discord users, and the ID might also be faked.
Not to nitpick, but in this case they'd be collecting data they already own.