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improve ordering, example, wording
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sappelhoff committed Aug 2, 2020
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Expand Up @@ -549,16 +549,18 @@ Describing dates and timestamps:
supported.
No specific precision is required for fractional seconds, but the precision
SHOULD be consistent across the dataset.
For example `2009-06-15T13:45:30`
For example `2009-06-15T13:45:30`.

- Time stamp information MUST be expressed in the following format:
`hh:mm:ss[.000000]`
For example `13:45:30`.

- Note that depending on local REB/IRB ethics board policy, Date time information
does not need to be fully detailed.
For example, it is permissible to set the time to `00:00:00` if reporting the
exact recording time is undesirable.
However, see paragraph on anonymization below.

- Time stamp information MUST be expressed in the following format:
`13:45:30[.000000]`
However, for privacy protection reasons, it it generally RECOMMENDED to shift
dates, as described below.

- Dates can be shifted by a random number of days for privacy protection
reasons.
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