‘Break out of silos’ to share research technology and data

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#1 Submitted by d.j.... on April 17, 2024 - 8:48am

What about the owners of the data, who gave consent presumably that the data would be used for a specific purpose, once you open the silo, you risk creating risks for loss of privacy. Simple anonymisation is not enough. In the longer term you risk communities withdrawing cooperation if the scope & integrity of the study cannot be defined and guaranteed.

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