Re: Damn, I never thought of that until now.
But it wasn't just retrieving information, it was deleting it. I don't know how Super Sneaky USB keys really work, although I suppose they are quite flexible fictional elements. =)
But even so, there is the angle that Babs sometimes wants to do her own fieldwork. And if the fieldwork actually requires hacking, then I think it's understandable that she'd pass on sending Misfit in to do the job.