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2.4 Legal and ethical aspects
Section outline
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3. Data accessibility
There are several ways to limit access to your data:
Access
Depending on the progress of the research project, access modalities may differ. During the project, it may be necessary, or even crucial, to limit data access to research team members only. Once the project is completed, it can be equally important to limit data access. Four modes of data access are distinguished: open, with embargo, restricted, and closed. Depending on the desired access mode, different modalities can be implemented:
- password,
- access limited to certain people (to consortium members or a scientific community, for example) time-limited,
- access with an embargo.
Security
Data itself can be secured through:
- encryption
- pseudonymization
- anonymization.
Particular attention must be paid to sensitive data and personal data!
Attention, pseudonymized does not mean anonymized! Unlike anonymization, which is an irreversible action, pseudonymization is reversible and can therefore potentially allow the identification of a natural person.It is recommended to use encryption of your sensitive data to prevent hacking.