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By having everyone in the database, they don't need even the flimsiest of excuse, then they can just yell "domestic terrorist!" and be done.
Now, they need to pretend that a phone was a sub machine gun, or a gopro was a revolver.
Doing that leaves evidence that they are lying, declaring anyone a domestic terrorist from a prior date makes it much harder for the public to prove their lies.
Again, what you just described sounds exactly like what they did to both Renee and Alex. I don't see how some fake database changes that strategy at all.
It doesn't change it, it makes it more effective and easier to lie about.