Personal data
Many researchers process (collect/study/store/share) personal data when conducting their research.
Anonymisation and pseudonymisation
Applying anonymizing and pseudonymizing techniques is a measure you must take to protect the privacy of research respondents.
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Informing participants
Another very important measure is to be transparent with your research participants about which personal data you plan to process (collect/study/store/share) for which reason and at what point you will anonymize the data.
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