Examining Disclosure Risk and Data Utility: An Administrative Data Case Study
The plethora of new data sources, combined with a growing interest in increased access to previously unpublished data, poses a set of ethical challenges regarding individual privacy. This paper sets out one aspect of those challenges: the need to anonymise data in such a form that protects the priv...
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University of Edinburgh
2014-05-01
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| description | The plethora of new data sources, combined with a growing interest in increased access to previously unpublished data, poses a set of ethical challenges regarding individual privacy. This paper sets out one aspect of those challenges: the need to anonymise data in such a form that protects the privacy of individuals while providing sufficient data utility for data users. This issue is discussed using a case study of Scottish Government’s administrative data, in which disclosure risk is examined and data utility is assessed using a potential ‘real-world’ analysis.
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| spelling | doaj.art-32695b05c43f47229dce7377ed0c1fbe2023-12-12T23:51:53ZengUniversity of EdinburghInternational Journal of Digital Curation1746-82562014-05-0191Examining Disclosure Risk and Data Utility: An Administrative Data Case StudyMichael Comerford The plethora of new data sources, combined with a growing interest in increased access to previously unpublished data, poses a set of ethical challenges regarding individual privacy. This paper sets out one aspect of those challenges: the need to anonymise data in such a form that protects the privacy of individuals while providing sufficient data utility for data users. This issue is discussed using a case study of Scottish Government’s administrative data, in which disclosure risk is examined and data utility is assessed using a potential ‘real-world’ analysis. https://129.215.67.1/ijdc/article/view/297 |
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| title | Examining Disclosure Risk and Data Utility: An Administrative Data Case Study |
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