In addition to using the data for their own work, the Taste, Ties, and Time research team made the data available to other researchers, after taking some steps to protect the students' privacy and in line with the wishes of the National Science Foundation (which funded the study) (Lewis et al. 2008).
Ngaphandle kokusebenzisa le datha ngomsebenzi wabo, abacwaningi abathandwayo, abathintekayo kanye nesikhathi bawenza ukuba bathole abanye abacwaningi, ngemuva kokuthatha izinyathelo zokuvikela ubumfihlo bezingane (Lewis et al. 2008).