Negligence isn't a crime in itself. It is an explanation or cause for other crimes. And there is nothing illegal in the US about selling pictures of people's drivers licenses.
Correct, like being criminally negligent of a child, if you leak data through long-known vectors (for argument’s sake), one could argue you are criminally negligent in securing the private data.
It doesn’t really go that way, often, now.
It could, as more e.g. water treatment and energy providing facilities get pwnd.
Good luck arguing against their conviction rate.
18 U.S.C. § 1028 makes certain transfers involving identification documents criminal. It specifically covers a driver's license or personal identification card and provides enhanced penalties for transferring such documents.
1028 expressly recognizes electronic transfer as satisfying its interstate-commerce requirement.
What are you talking about?