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Confidentiality and Data Access Committee

Confidentiality and Data Access Committee. Jacob Bournazian, Chair Energy Information Administration. BTS Confidentiality Seminar Series June 11, 2003. Early Developments for Protecting Data Confidentiality. Privacy and data confidentiality legislation was introduced in the 1970s.

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Confidentiality and Data Access Committee

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  1. Confidentiality and Data Access Committee • Jacob Bournazian, Chair Energy Information Administration BTS Confidentiality Seminar Series June 11, 2003

  2. Early Developments for Protecting Data Confidentiality • Privacy and data confidentiality legislation was introduced in the 1970s. • The Right to Privacy was evolving. • Issues began to emerge: • What is the nature of statistical disclosure? • How can agency requirements relating to confidentiality be met? • Protecting confidentiality information vs. Public’s need for information. • Statistical Working Paper No. 2 – 1978 • Released by FCSM

  3. Statistical Working Paper No. 22www.fcsm.gov/working-papers/spwp22.html • Disclosure Limitation Methods for tables and micro data files • Recommendations • Guidelines for selecting effective DSL methods • Further research to develop improved DSL methods • Annotated bibliography

  4. CDAC is formedwww.fcsm.gov/committees/cdac • The first interest group formed by the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology in1996. • Two reasons for its formation: • Staff within statistical agencies needed a forum to share information and problems relating to data confidentiality. • Follow-on activity from SW Paper #22. • 40 members across 25 federal agencies

  5. Objectives • Share current research activities • Explore new research ideas • Serve as a forum for other government entities to seek assistance on confidentiality and data access issues • Organize data confidentiality sessions at conferences to educate the public and provide a channel for exchanging ideas with academia • Implement the recommendations and research agenda of Statistical Working Paper No. 22

  6. New Era Opening For Federal Agencies and the Statistical Community • Shelby Amendment • HIPAA • Privacy Rule – 1st time national standards set for to protect privacy. • Patriot Act • Common Rule • CIPSEA

  7. Meeting Topics • Legal issues • Web sites, publications • Conferences, meetings • Disclosure limitation practices • Preparing files for public use • Data licensing • Research Data Centers • Disclosure Review Boards • Exploring new research methods

  8. Data Productswww.fcsm.gov/committees/cdac/ • Brochure • Confidentiality and Data Access Issues Among Federal Agencies • Checklist on Disclosure Potential of Proposed Data Releases • Agencies need to centralize their review of data products for disclosure issues • Identifiability in Microdata Files • Restricted Access Procedures • Panel on Disclosure Review Boards of Federal Agencies • Links to Other Sources of Information

  9. New Data Confidentiality Product • Developed software to perform an audit of the suppression patterns for tabular data • Available for download from website beginning January, 2004 www.fcsm.gov/committees/cdac

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