Evaluation and Performance of Privacy Preserving Record Linkage (PPRL)

• Activity Number: 258 - Survey Research Methods Section P.M. Roundtable Discussion (Added Fee)
• Type: Roundtables
• Date/Time: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 : 12:00 PM to 1:20 PM
• Sponsor: Survey Research Methods Section
• Author(s): Dean Resnick*
• Companies: NORC
• Keywords: Administrative Records; Record Linkage; Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage

Abstract

PPRL is indicated when files to be linked are held by different organizations who are unable or would prefer not to share personally identifiable information (PII) amongst themselves. Because PPRL precludes the full availability of PII in the linkage process, it would seem that PPRL should not be as effective as standard linkage. This roundtable will discuss how to evaluate the effectiveness of PPRL, the degree to which existing evaluations show PPRLs disadvantages in performance compared to standard linkage, and possible strategies to improve the effectiveness of PPRL.