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The concept of differential privacy has received considerable attention in the literature recently. In this paper we evaluate the masking mechanism based on Laplace noise addition to satisfy differential privacy. The results of this study indicate that the Laplace based noise addition procedure does not satisfy the requirements of differential privacy.

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The European Union is facing the problem of releasing microdata in a multinational setting i.e. microdata stemming from twenty seven member states. Different laws, methodologies, practices and cultural approaches to confidentiality may severely limit the possibility of obtaining comprehensive anonymised data sets. We recall the approach adopted in Europe to design and manage harmonised statisti...

UNITED NATIONS STATISTICAL COMMISSION and ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN STATISTICIANS EUROPEAN COMMISSION STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (EUROSTAT) ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) STATISTICS DIRECTORATE

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Reluctance of statistical agencies and other data owners to share their possibly confidential or proprietary data with others who own related databases is a serious impediment to conducting mutually beneficial analyses. This paper reviews methods for secure computation that potentially allow agencies to share data without compromising data confidentiality. The methods discussed include secure s...