Project Name:

Privacy Preserving Technologies Phase 1 – Environmental Scan

Contractor: RTI International

Lessons Learned

For PPT practitioners:

  • PPTs are employed to try and meet a certain set of needs
  • Successful use of PPTs requires input from key stakeholders
  • Bridging the technical knowledge gap between PPT practitioners and nonpractitioners is important
  • Recognize and acknowledge concerns about tradeoffs with privacy and utility
  • There needs to be standards for PPTs
  • Continual development of PPT expertise is needed
  • Start small and bring together a multidisciplinary team
  • Build trust with stakeholders
  • Create a culture of innovation that will help build the talent necessary to test and implement these technologies

For navigating legal, regulatory and policy challenges:

  • Clearly articulating the value and benefits of PPTS within data privacy laws and regulations
  • Bridging information gaps between technology and legal teams
  • Broadening a view of privacy and the role of the privacy professional
  • Viewing privacy as highly contextual rather than static and binary
  • Streamlining data use and data sharing agreements

For next steps:

  • Setting up a sandbox environment to test PPTs
  • Establishing a community of practice to foster PPT expertise
  • Exploring data governance solutions
  • Creating communication material to help inform multiple stakeholder groups.

 

Click here to learn more about this project

Disclaimer: America’s DataHub Consortium (ADC), a public-private partnership, implements research opportunities that support the strategic objectives of the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). These results document research funded through ADC and is being shared to inform interested parties of ongoing activities and to encourage further discussion. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed above do not necessarily reflect the views of NCSES or NSF. Please send questions to ncsesweb@nsf.gov.