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Title:
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PERSONAL DATA, PRIVACY AND THE 2001 UK CENSUS |
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Author(s):
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Kingsley Purdam , Elaine Mackey , Mark Elliot |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-0-1 |
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Editors:
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António Palma dos Reis and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2003 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Keywords:
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Privacy, confidentiality, census, survey data, data protection. |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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705 |
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Last Page:
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711 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The growth in the collection of personal data and its availability across the public and private sector is changing the way in which we understand the concept of personal privacy and also has direct consequences for the effective release and use of anonymised census and government survey data. Whilst protecting the confidentiality of census and survey respondents can be crucial, the application of disclosure control methods for reducing the risk of a breach can have a significant impact on the quality of the data. This paper explores the complex relationship between information needs, data value and confidentiality with respect to the release of the first disclosure protected tables from the 2001 Census. The analysis is placed within the wider context of what is happening in both the public and commercial sectors with respect to data collection, storage and distribution. It is clear that there is a pressing need for a wider public and academic debate about privacy, data value and data release in the UK. |
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