Managing Sensitive Data Projects#

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Prerequisites#

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Importance

Skill Level

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Sensitive Data Projects

Helpful

Beginner

Summary#

In this chapter, we describe specific ways that you can manage sensitive data.

This includes:

  • Informed consent

  • Data Privacy Strategies

  • Sharing sensitive data

Motivation#

Researchers need to conform to legal and ethical restrictions when working with sensitive data. There are many ways that you can do this and it will depend on the type of data that you are analysing.