Data Access Restrictions
FERPA, HIPAA, Privacy Act, State-Level Regulations
LAWYERS!
FERPA, HIPAA, Privacy Act, State-Level Regulations
LAWYERS!
Do common IDs and/or identifiable demographics exist for determiistic and probabilistic record linkage?
Is anybody other than you allowed to work with the data?
What additional transformations/protections are required before data can be redistributed?
More times than not needs to be the primary focus of your initial data gathering efforts.