I mean I agree and I think most people do. The background for my argument is a feeling that a lot of important research is held back because of privacy concerns

I mean I agree and I think most people do. The background for my argument is a feeling that a lot of important research is held back because of privacy concerns. At least in Sweden it feels like decision makers err on the side of caution instead of allowing important research programs as you describe. But I've only seen one such case and maybe that one is very non representative. Who knows. My thought was that if we could just deal with privacy concerns in a comprehensive way we could open floodgates for research. But then again it might just as well add another layer of technocratic stagnation.