Differential Privacy 201 and the TopDown Algorithm
Differential Privacy 201 and the TopDown Algorithm
Description
This webinar provides a deeper examination of how the Census Bureau is using the framework of differential privacy to safeguard respondent data for the 2020 Census. We examine how the 2020 Census Disclosure Avoidance System’s TopDown Algorithm works and the parameters and settings used to produce the April 2021 demonstration data.
Webinar Materials
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Differential Privacy 101
This introductory webinar will explain the Census Bureau’s decision to modernize the methods we use to protect respondent confidentiality in data we release.
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Simulated Reconstruction Re-identification Attack on the 2010 Census
This webinar examines the simulated re-identification attack that the Census Bureau performed on the published 2010 Census data.
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Highlights of the April 2021 Detailed Summary Metrics
Examine how the Census Bureau uses a variety of accuracy measures to evaluate the data produced by the Disclosure Avoidance System’s TopDown Algorithm.
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