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1. What does confidentiality mean in research?
2. What is privacy and confidentiality in research?
3. What is the researchers failure to protect research subjects from?
4. Are re identification methods unique to Internet based research?

What does confidentiality mean in research?

Confidentiality represents an agreement that is formed between the researcher and participant, via the informed consent process, that ensures the participant's identity, personal information, responses, etc. will not be disclosed to anyone outside of the research team unless otherwise agreed upon.

What is privacy and confidentiality in research?

Privacy relates to the research participant's direct disclosure to the researcher; confidentiality relates to the extent to which the researcher protects the participant's private information. Confidentiality is the process of protecting an individual's privacy.

What is the researchers failure to protect research subjects from?

The researcher's failure to protect research subjects from deductive disclosure is the primary ethical violation in which of the following studies? Humphreys collecting data for the Tearoom Trade study under the pretense that he was a lookout is an example of a violation of the principle of: Respect for persons.

Are re identification methods unique to Internet based research?

Re-identification methods are unique to internet-based research. Two examples of re-identifying presumably de-identified datasets are the Harvard University study "Taste, Ties, and Time (T3)" in 2008 and the America Online (AOL) search data leak in 2006.