In the previous three columns, established researchers in the area of statistical data privacy presented their views on what is privacy and confidentiality and why society cares for safeguarding and sharing quality confidential data at the same time. They also provided a guide to current data access modalities. In this column, Jerry Reiter, past chair of the American Statistical Association’s Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality, explains how statistical science plays a key role in data dissemination and invites you to begin exploring the many statistical research problems this area presents.