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Synthetic Data: A Look Back and A Look Forward
Jerome P. Reiter(a),(*)
Transactions on Data Privacy 16:1 (2023) 15 - 24
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(a) Box 90251, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA..
e-mail:jreiter @duke.edu
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Abstract
When initially proposed, synthetic data for disclosure control was generally dismissed as unlikely to be implemented in practice. Thirty years later, synthetic data are becoming a staple of the disclosure limitation toolkit. We now see synthetic public use files for several major data products with more on the way. In this article, I review the progression of synthetic data, describe some unresolved challenges, and speculate on its future.
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