Rusyns (sometimes spelled Rusins, or called Carpatho-Rusyns signifying their villages being in the Carpathian Mountains) are one of the many nationalities/ethnic groups of Slovakia, along with Slovaks, Hungarians, Germans, and Romanies (Gypsies).
Confidential information is often only valuable if it can be used. Such use of information will invariably involve, (a) storage of the information in an accessible form; and (b) its disclosure to others.
Confidentiality... Is about identifiable data; Is an extension of privacy; Is an agreement about maintenance and who has access to identifiable data; In regards to HIPAA, protects patients from inappropriate disclosures of Protected Health Information (PHI) Privacy is about people. Confidentiality is about data. What Should Researchers Know? The IRB must decide on a protocol-by-protocol basis whether there are adequate provisions to protect the privacy of subjects and to maintain the confidentiality of the identifiable data at each segment of the research from recruitment to maintenance of the data. Issues Related to Privacy