US newsfromwww.npr.org2 months agoHow DOGE's push to amass data could hurt the reliability of future U.S. statisticsDistrust in government and privacy concerns are contributing to a decline in public participation in U.S. Census surveys.
Privacy technologiesfromHackernoon1 year agoThe Role of Boundary Objects in New Tech Adoption | HackerNoonThe adoption of differential privacy at the U.S. Census Bureau highlights the need for effective stakeholder mediation in algorithmic governance.
fromHackernoon1 year agoThe Census Didn't Just Get Safer-It Got More Complex | HackerNoonThe Bureau's framing of differential privacy (DP) as a "modern" and "advanced" confidentiality method leads to an oversimplified narrative, masking its broader social implications.Digital life
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Privacy professionalsfromwww.npr.org3 months agoBrain drain at Census Bureau has employees warning about the country's statisticsThe Census Bureau faces serious challenges in maintaining statistical reliability amid staff departures and federal hiring freezes.