Statistical confidentiality and disclosure protection
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Statistical confidentiality
Basic statistical
principle for development, production and dissemination of European statistics
(Article 2)
Regulation 223/2009 on European statistics
Use of confidential data only for statistical purposes
Definition of confidential data
Appropriate measures to prevent and penalize violation of statistical confidentiality
Statistical confidentiality
Dissemination of statistical results in compliance with statistical confidentiality (disclosure control)�
Regulation 223/2009 on European statistics
Exceptions:
Explicit permission of statistical unit
“Confidentiality on request” by statistical unit - set out in the separate legal act
Data obtained from public sources
Statistical confidentiality
- regulatory
Regulation 223/2009 on European statistics
- administrative
- technical
- organisational
NSIs take measures:
to ensure protection of confidential data :
- physical protection (security)
(statistical disclosure control)
Alignment of measures
Statistical confidentiality
Basic rule: access only for officials
Regulation 223/2009 on European statistics
Protection of confidential data in the Commission (Eurostat)
In exceptional cases for other staff
Within their “specific domain of work
Statistical confidentiality
- from one ESS authority to another
Regulation 223/2009 on European statistics
Transmission of confidential data:
- from ESS authority to an ESCB member
(if the need is justified)
- for efficient development, production and dissemination of ES
- for increasing the quality of ES
- any further transmission must be approved by the authority that collected the data
Statistical confidentiality
Indirectly identifiable data
Regulation 223/2009 on European statistics
Access to confidential data for scientific purposes
Access must be approved by the national authority that transmitted the data
Access for researchers carrying out statistical analysis for scientific purposes
Regulation 557/2013
Statistical confidentiality
Regulation 557/2013 on access to confidential data for scientific purposes
USERS:
researchers belonging to recognized research entity
DATA:
Secure use files or
Scientific use files �(partially anonymised data)
SETTINGS:
Eurostat or research entity
RESULTS:
Controlled for confidentiality
Publicly available
USE:
Statistical analysis for scientific purposes