U.S. Census

Differential Privacy at the U.S. Census

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Author: Simson Garfinkel, Kyle Polich; Publisher: Data Skeptic; Publication Year: 2020. The following podcast episode features an interview with Simson Garfinkel who talks about his work with the U.S. Census and how they have changed the ways they are protecting data privacy for the 2020 Census. This new “Differential Privacy” method is more open to the public (with the code being published for anyone to look at) than previous…

How Does Queerness Fit Into the US Census

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Author: Dan Bouk; Publisher: Wired; Publication Year: 2022. The following article provides what could be considered a history lesson about the U.S. Census. It touches on topics related to accurate collection of data (including measures taken in order to prevent census enumerators or these surveyed from providing fabricated or inaccurate data), but primarily tells the story with a focus on how the word…