▁but ▁instead ▁such ▁participants ▁should ▁be ▁taught ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁using ▁c oded ▁ident ifiers ▁in ▁a ▁de - ident ification ▁process . ▁ ▁De - ident ification ▁laws ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁President ' s ▁Council ▁of ▁Ad vis ors ▁on ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁found ▁de - ident ification ▁" some what ▁useful ▁as ▁an ▁added ▁saf egu ard " ▁but ▁not ▁" a ▁useful ▁basis ▁for ▁policy " ▁as ▁" it ▁is ▁not ▁robust ▁against ▁near ‐ term ▁future ▁re ‐ ident ification ▁methods ". ▁ ▁The ▁H IP AA ▁Priv acy ▁Rule ▁provides ▁mechan isms ▁for ▁using ▁and ▁dis clos ing ▁health ▁data ▁respons ibly ▁without ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁patient ▁consent . ▁These ▁mechan isms ▁center ▁on ▁two ▁H IP AA ▁de - ident ification ▁standards ▁– ▁Sa fe ▁Har bor ▁and ▁the ▁Ex pert ▁Det erm ination ▁Method . ▁Sa fe ▁Har bor ▁re lies ▁on ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁specific ▁patient ▁ident ifiers ▁( e . g . ▁name , ▁phone ▁number , ▁email ▁address , ▁etc .) ▁while ▁the ▁Ex pert ▁Det erm ination ▁Method ▁requires ▁knowledge ▁and ▁experience ▁with ▁generally ▁accepted ▁statistical ▁and ▁scientific ▁principles ▁and ▁methods ▁to ▁render ▁information ▁not ▁individually ▁ident ifiable . ▁ ▁Sa fe ▁har bor ▁ ▁The ▁safe ▁har bor ▁method ▁uses ▁a ▁list ▁approach ▁to ▁de - ident ification ▁and ▁has ▁two ▁requirements : ▁▁ ▁The ▁removal ▁or ▁general ization ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁elements ▁from ▁the