Privacy

Question 1

What are the seven foundational principles of Privacy by Design?

Answer 1

1. Proactive not reactive.
2. Privacy as the default setting.
3. Privacy embedded into design.
4. Full functionality.
5. End-to-end security.
6. Visibility and transparency.
7. Respect for user privacy.

Question 2

What is k-Anonymity and why is it important in research?

Answer 2

Formal protection model used to partially anonymise data.

Info for each person in the release cannot be distinguished from at least k-1 individuals also in the release.

Important because research data needs to be shared.
However there must be scientific guarantees that individuals cannot be re-identified.

Data must still remain practically useful so k-Anonymity is used.

Question 3

What is PIA and what are it’s requirement?

Answer 3

Privacy Impact Assessment

Evaluation that assessed how new info policies, computer systems, new data collection programs will affect individual privacy.

Requirements: should be independent, performed by an independent entity not linked to the project.