The Dataverse is not done growing. The next complete overhaul, due in 2016, will address the challenges of confidentiality. Now being developed in conjunction with the Center for Research on Computation and Society at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, IQSS, the Data Privacy Lab, and the Berkman Center, Dataverse 5 will negate the need to strip confidential material ― names, personal medical histories, etc. ― from research before it is uploaded.

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