From Science Magazine January 04, 2019 Jeffrey Mervis Harris Public Policy Professor Colm O'MuircheartaighHarris Public Policy Professor Colm O'Muircheartaigh was featured in Science, discussing the rationale for the U.S. Census Bureau's first-time use of a mathematical concept called differential privacy that aims to increase privacy of data but may prevent effective interaction with the data by those who study it. "I'm not surprised that someone has reconstructed the fact that there are 45-year-old white men living in a particular block," said O'Muircheartaigh. "But that kind of information is neither very interesting or useful." Full coverage available at Science. Upcoming Events More events UChicago Harris International Leadership Credential Information Session Mon., April 01, 2024 | 8:00 AM Harris Evening Master's Program Class Visit—Economic Analysis III: Public Finance and Budgeting With Professor Justin Marlowe Tue., April 02, 2024 | 5:45 PM Convene 311 West Monroe St. 2nd Floor Reception Chicago, IL 60606 United States Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS) Chinese Alumni Roundtable Wed., April 03, 2024 | 7:00 AM