"Right. And the real situation is even more complicated. The media net 
was designed from the ground up to provide privacy and security, so that people 
could use it to transfer money. That's one reason the nation-states 
collapsed—as soon as the media grid was up and running, financial 
transactions could no longer be monitored by governments, and the tax 
collection systems got fubared. So if the old IRS, for example, wasn't able to 
trace these messages, then there's no way that you'll be able to track down 
Princess Nell."