When Privacy Protection Goes Wrong: How and Why the 2020 Census Confidentiality Program Failed

Steven Ruggles

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DOI: 10.1257/jep.38.2.201
Published: 2024-05-01
Container: Journal of Economic Perspectives
Publisher: American Economic Association
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@article{allodium:10.1257/jep.38.2.201,
  title = {When Privacy Protection Goes Wrong: How and Why the 2020 Census Confidentiality Program Failed},
  author = {Steven Ruggles},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Journal of Economic Perspectives},
  doi = {10.1257/jep.38.2.201},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.38.2.201}
}

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Ruggles, S. (2024). When Privacy Protection Goes Wrong: How and Why the 2020 Census Confidentiality Program Failed. Journal of Economic Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.38.2.201

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