In theory this makes sense, and I agree with the spirit. In practice, you can often re-identify individuals even in an anonymized dataset. For example, if you'r

In theory this makes sense, and I agree with the spirit. In practice, you can often re-identify individuals even in an anonymized dataset. For example, if you're dealing with a very rare disease, or a small minority group, you can usually figure out an anonymized row of data is referring to if you really try. So, it's not so simple, and the responsible thing to do is not have a blanket policy that takes human judgment and accountability out of the loop.