Differential Privacy 101
Differential Privacy 101
Please note that the information on this page is no longer current. The Census Bureau is evaluating alternative approaches to comply with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s administrative order prohibiting the use of noise infusion. Updated guidance will be provided once new plans are finalized.
Description
This introductory webinar will explain the Census Bureau’s decision to modernize the methods we use to protect respondent confidentiality in the data we release. We will cover the basic principles and concepts of disclosure avoidance and differential privacy and discuss their implications for census data users.
Webinar Materials
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Improving Disclosure Avoidance Procedures on the CPS Public Use File
This webinar goes over enhancements to disclosure protections on the Current Population Survey Public Use File (CPS PUF).
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The Research Agenda for the 2030 Census Disclosure Avoidance System
This webinar covers disclosure avoidance research plans for the 2030 Census.
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Differential Privacy 201 and the TopDown Algorithm
This webinar provides an examination of how the Census Bureau is using framework of differential privacy to safeguard respondent data for the 2020 Census.
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