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Hi all, "controversial (animal testing)" - By leaving out the name of the species will make it difficult for researchers wanting data derived from XXX species. Daureen Nesdill, MS, MLIS Research Data Management Librarian The Faculty Center @ the Marriott Library [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 801-585-5975 ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0126-5038 From: Research Data Management discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gareth Knight Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 9:28 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Could a dataset's metadata record be considered sensitive? Hello Lee, all, Interesting question. I guess it depends upon the description contained in the metadata record. It would be sensitive if it contained information that could be used to identify participants or reveal something that wasn't in the public domain (e.g. politician XYZ had participated in a HIV study), but wouldn't be if it simply stated that the dataset contains identifiable variables such as names, addresses, etc. but didn't provide examples. It could also be sensitive if it revealed that people were performing research on a topic that was classified (e.g. defence), controversial (animal testing), or potentially related to embargoed material (I'm thinking of Nature articles in particular). Regards, Gareth From: Research Data Management discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lee Wilson Sent: 17 March 2017 14:55 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Could a dataset's metadata record be considered sensitive? Hello, I have been unable to find a definitive answer to this question and am curious to hear the community's thoughts. If a researcher submits sensitive data (containing PII or PHI) to a repository that is capable of providing adequate security protection and restricting access to the data, would the metadata record for this dataset also be considered sensitive? To push the question further, is it possible and under what circumstances would a metadata record for research data be considered sensitive? I am posing the question from a Canadian context, but am also interested in hearing how this issue would be considered in other countries. Many thanks, Lee Wilson Research Consultant, Data Management