I suspect a lot of nefarious actors would be happy to fund "research grants" if the marketing for such activity was worded and submitted properly to avoid obvio

I suspect a lot of nefarious actors would be happy to fund "research grants" if the marketing for such activity was worded and submitted properly to avoid obvious references to illegal behavior. The ease of surveillance of all kinds is going up so fast I expect we have just begun to scratch the surface of how this will impact all of us.