The section about how confused the layperson is about technical details, e.g. what a database is and how the Internet generally works, makes me think that this data release is going to exacerbate paranoia about data and the Internet in general, rather than lead to a general awareness of better security precautions. I think as more fallout happens, there will be an increased sentiment in favor of such things as "right to be forgotten"...though perhaps that's not such a bad thing if it is in the context of requiring companies to wipe out old customer billing data upon request.