Is Sharing De-Identified Data Legal? The State of Public Health Confidentiality Laws and Their Interplay with Statistical Disclosure Limitation Techniques

@article{Richardson2015IsSD,
  title={Is Sharing De-Identified Data Legal? The State of Public Health Confidentiality Laws and Their Interplay with Statistical Disclosure Limitation Techniques},
  author={Victor A. Richardson and Sallie Milam and Denise Chrysler},
  journal={The Journal of Law, Medicine \& Ethics},
  year={2015},
  volume={43},
  pages={83 - 86}
}
The diversity of state confidentiality laws governing public health data presents a significant challenge for public health initiatives. This challenge is further complicated by the array of confidentially laws that are relevant within a state as disclosure and usage standards vary depending upon data holder, type, and source. These laws often have not been updated to address modern confidentiality risks such as unlawful data linkage or breach, leaving many public health organizations without… 
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