The requirements when implementing differential privacy approaches at government agencies are fundamentally different from the requirements in industry. This needs to be taken into account when considering whether the concept might be a viable approach for solving the ever existing dilemma between confidentiality protection and broad access to the data.
This talk is not meant to provide a road map how to implement differential privacy at government agencies. Instead, it will highlight some important aspects that need to be on everybody’s radar when thinking about if and how the concept could be applied in the government context.