{"title":"Harnessing the Known Unknowns: Differential Privacy and the 2020 Census","authors":"Ruobin Gong, E. Groshen, S. Vadhan","doi":"10.1162/99608f92.cb06b469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.cb06b469","url":null,"abstract":"and relative accuracy population counts in total and by race for multiple geographic levels and compare commonly used measures of residential segregation. how the accuracy varies by the global privacy loss budget and by the allocation of the privacy loss budget to geographic levels and queries. The also that can indicate either notably or notably segregation in","PeriodicalId":73195,"journal":{"name":"Harvard data science review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46758324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Chronicle of the Application of Differential Privacy to the 2020 Census","authors":"V. Hotz, Joseph Salvo","doi":"10.1162/99608f92.ff891fe5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.ff891fe5","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, we chronicle the U.S. Census Bureau’s development of the Disclosure Avoidance System (DAS) for the publicly released products of the 2020 Census of Population. We provide a brief history of the Census Bureau’s fulfillment of its dual mission of conducting and disseminating the constitutionally mandated decennial information on the U.S. population and its promise of safeguarding the confidentiality of that information. We discuss the basis for and development of a new DAS for released data products from the 2020 Census and the evidence that emerged from various user communities on the accuracy and usability of data produced under this new DAS. We offer some assessments of this experience, the dilemmas and challenges that the Census Bureau faces for producing usable data while safeguarding the confidentiality of the information it collects, and some recommendations for addressing these challenges in the future.","PeriodicalId":73195,"journal":{"name":"Harvard data science review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42721584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Private Numbers in Public Policy: Census, Differential Privacy, and Redistricting","authors":"A. Cohen, M. Duchin, J. Matthews, Bhushan Suwal","doi":"10.1162/99608f92.22fd8a0e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.22fd8a0e","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73195,"journal":{"name":"Harvard data science review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45490087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Differentially Private Noise Injection on Sampling Efficiency and Funding Allocations: Evidence From the 1940 Census","authors":"Quentin Brummet, E. Mulrow, K. Wolter","doi":"10.1162/99608f92.a93d96fa","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.a93d96fa","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73195,"journal":{"name":"Harvard data science review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42201836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disclosure Avoidance and the 2020 Census: What Do Researchers Need to Know?","authors":"E. Groshen, D. Goroff","doi":"10.1162/99608f92.aed7f34f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.aed7f34f","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73195,"journal":{"name":"Harvard data science review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46122023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Differential Perspectives: Epistemic Disconnects Surrounding the U.S. Census Bureau’s Use of Differential Privacy","authors":"Dan R. Boyd, Jayshree Sarathy","doi":"10.1162/99608f92.66882f0e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.66882f0e","url":null,"abstract":": When the U.S. Census Bureau announced its intention to modernize its disclosure avoidance procedures for the 2020 Census, it sparked a controversy that is still underway. The move to differential privacy introduced technical and procedural uncertainties, leaving stakeholders unable to evaluate the quality of the data. More importantly, this transformation exposed the statistical illusions and limitations of census data, weakening stakeholders’ trust in the data and in the Census Bureau itself. This essay examines the epistemic currents of this controversy. Drawing on theories from Science and Technology Studies (STS) and ethnographic fieldwork, we analyze the current controversy over differential privacy as a battle over uncertainty, trust, and legitimacy of the Census. We argue that rebuilding trust will require more than technical repairs or improved communication; it will require reconstructing what we identify as a ‘statistical imaginary.’","PeriodicalId":73195,"journal":{"name":"Harvard data science review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47874950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Can We Make Data Science Even More Valuable?","authors":"F. Dominici","doi":"10.1162/99608f92.13e4351b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.13e4351b","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73195,"journal":{"name":"Harvard data science review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47677996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unlocking Government Data to Support and Evaluate Scientific Research: An Overview of Selected Papers from the Value of Science Conference","authors":"Henry A. Kautz","doi":"10.1162/99608f92.373a3313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.373a3313","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73195,"journal":{"name":"Harvard data science review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42195135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Data Fragmentation and Data Linking: A Threat and an Opportunity","authors":"Clemencia Cosentino","doi":"10.1162/99608f92.946ef791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.946ef791","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73195,"journal":{"name":"Harvard data science review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45268907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia I. Lane, Brian Kim, F. Kreuter, Allison Nunez
{"title":"The Value of Science: Special Theme","authors":"Julia I. Lane, Brian Kim, F. Kreuter, Allison Nunez","doi":"10.1162/99608f92.4a01213d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.4a01213d","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73195,"journal":{"name":"Harvard data science review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64442764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}