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JSM 2002 Abstract #300558
Activity Number: 104
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 12, 2002 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics*
Abstract - #300558
Title: Data Confidentiality and Access Issues Among Federal Agencies
Author(s): Jacob Bournazian*+ and Donna Eden*+ and Brian Greenberg*+ and Steve Cohen*+
Affiliation(s): U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Social Security Administration and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Address: 1000 Independence Ave. SW EI-42, Washington, DC, , 20585, 7500 Security Blvd, C2-05-23, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244-1850, 6401 Security Blvd, Rm 4C15, Baltimore, Maryland, 21235-0001, 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, DC, District of Columbia, 20212-0001,
Keywords: Confidentiality ; Disclosure Limitation Methods ; Data Access ; Privacy Law
Abstract:

Federal statistical agencies face increasing complexity in our information and technological environment for developing disclosure avoidance and restrict access procedures to preserve the confidentiality of survey data and protect individual privacy rights. Critical topics for understanding the issues relating to preserving data confidentiality and expanding public access to statistical data that will be discussed include: Overview: legal issues relating to an agency's responsibility and obligation to protect the confidentiality of the survey data--Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, and State Laws; Statistical Disclosure Limitation Techniques (SDL) for preserving the confidentiality of published data in microdata files and tabular data; the CDAC checklist on the potential disclosure risks of proposed data releases; and Restricted Access Procedures.


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