Private Lives and Public Policies:

Confidentiality and Accessibility of Government Statistics

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Size: 288 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1993

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George T. Duncan, Thomas B. Jabine, and Virginia A. de Wolf, Editors; Panel on Confidentiality and Data Access, National Research Council
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Americans are increasingly concerned about the privacy of personal data--yet we demand more and more information for public decision making. This volume explores the seeming conflicts between privacy and data access, an issue of concern to federal statistical agencies collecting ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-14	(skim)
1 Principles and Problems	15-44	(skim)
2 The Framework of Study	45-60	(skim)
3 Data Subjects	61-90	(skim)
4 Data Users	91-108	(skim)
5 Legislation	109-140	(skim)
6 Technical and Administrative Procedures	141-180	(skim)
7 Statistical Data on Organizations	181-202	(skim)
8 Managing Confidentiality and Data Access Functions	203-218	(skim)
Recommendations	219-228	(skim)
References	229-242	(skim)
Appendix A: Study Procedures	243-258	(skim)
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches	259-265	(skim)
Index	266-274	(skim)

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Americans are increasingly concerned about the privacy of personal data--yet we demand more and more information for public decision making. This volume explores the seeming conflicts between privacy and data access, an issue of concern to federal statistical agencies collecting the data, research organizations using the data, and individuals providing the data.
A panel of experts offers principles and specific recommendations for managing data and improving the balance between needed government use of data and the privacy of respondents. The volume examines factors such as the growth of computer technology, that are making confidentiality an increasingly critical problem.
The volume explores how data collectors communicate with data providers, with a focus on informed consent to use data, and describes the legal and ethical obligations data users have toward individual subjects as well as toward the agencies providing the data. In the context of historical practices in the United States, Canada, and Sweden, statistical techniques for protecting individuals' identities are evaluated in detail.
Legislative and regulatory restraints on access to data are examined, including a discussion about their effects on research.
This volume will be an important and thought-provoking guide for policymakers and agencies working with statistics as well as researchers and concerned individuals.

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"...important contribution to the continuing debate and search for adequate programs, processes, and safeguards."--Journal of Government Information

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