Does it bother anyone else as much as it does me that this ID is basically worse in every way than Argus Security: Protection Guaranteed but carving out a brand hew meta because of NBN's card pool? I know the card pools are different, but this is just an astronomical split. Argus Security: Protection Guaranteed almost always forces your opponent to take and then clear the tag instead of suffering a dreaded 2 meat damage, while NBN: Controlling the Message forces a trace thus creating the potential for a tag, and paying for the privilege of this diminutive version of Argus Security: Protection Guaranteed's power with a hit to their available influence.

I know the card pools are different and blah blah blah but this is the sort of card that would cause uproar under any normal circumstance, NBN players rightfully complaining that they've been given a card that's strictly worse than an existing one However, that card has become a defining force in the meta

There is a huge difference between triggering on the runner trashing an installed card or stealing an agenda. Apples and oranges. —
The difference between the two isn't apples and oranges. It is apples and asparagus. They aren't even both fruit. The NBN says that you can't get rid of assets or upgrades without being ready to take a tag or pay even more than the trash cost. The Argus one says you have to be ready with two cards to sacrifice if you need to run last click and you plan to steal. —
And Argus has a huge enemy in a very cheap, popular runner card - Film Critic. This id is not a fan of Whizzard or Nexus Sunny/Kate. —
This ID is crazy good in my opinion. As long as you aren't facing one of the a fore mentioned runners, you will probably be giving the runner a very hard time. This by either keeping up a monster economy as they leave your assets alone or by forcing them to trash dangerous ones. I'm glad it has less than normal influence, though I'd of liked to see 10. —
And Whizzard goes Boom. —