[MyData & Open Data] Guidelines for privacy and open data

Tue Jul 14 14:35:41 UTC 2015

We're working on a paper that includes a framework for thinking about this
with UC Berkeley and the Institute for Information Law (IVIR) at the
University of Amsterdam. It is currently under review but will post here as
soon as it is ready! There will also be an accompanying briefing paper.

On 14 July 2015 at 15:12, Daniel Dietrich <daniel.dietrich at okfn.org> wrote:

> Sure, I know that this need to be done properly and will not fit on a
> one-pager. I am not looking for a over-simplified global recommendation but
> a practical guide for data publishers that guides them through the issue
> and points them to areas to think about and what actions to take.
>
> Do you mean this ODI pice ?
>
> http://theodi.org/guides/save-the-titanic-handson-anonymisation-and-risk-control-of-publishing-open-data
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> Daniel
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> > On 14 Jul 2015, at 14:45, Javier Ruiz <javier at openrightsgroup.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Daniel
> >
> > I’m not sure that all of that exists in one place, guidance bringing
> together process and technical advice and applicable across jurisdictions.
> The ODI certificates are probably as close as it gets in terms of
> incorporating privacy in the process of opening data, but they would need
> extra support to be solid enough. There are guides on anonymisation, and
> you could apply privacy by design principles to the process.
> >
> > You would also need guidance on when it would be appropriate to release
> personal information, and what kind of measures you would take to protect
> it (e.g. minimisation, no machine readable) while delivering the main
> benefits of disclosure (e.g. accountability on a specific area.). But this
> should be converted into a properly thought out policy.
> >
> > Best, Javier
> >
> >
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> >
> >> On 14 Jul 2015, at 13:24, Daniel Dietrich <daniel.dietrich at okfn.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> I thought to remember there was a section on privacy and how to
> safeguard no personal data is published in Open Government Data was part of
> the Open Data Handbook. However looking at it I can't find it anymore.
> >>
> >> There are some links in the resources section
> http://opendatahandbook.org/resources/#privacy
> >>
> >> Although there are links to some great papers (as the one from O‘Hara)
> I can not find a simple and generic (useful as a starting point across
> jurisdictions) guide that is useful for civil servants that are to decide
> to publish a certain dataset and need to ensure that no personal data is
> released and that (if used) anonymisation is applied in a way that
> safeguards against re-identification.
> >>
> >> I am sure something like this exists somewhere, so please excuse my
> ignorance and thanks a lot for any pointers.
> >>
> >> All best
> >> Daniel
> >>
> >>
> >>
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