A Framework for Public Bodies for Managing the Secure and Appropriate Release of Open Source Data

This paper outlines current research in progress for the creation of a set of privacy heuristics, incorporated into a framework for privacy preserving open source publishing of public body information. It explains how HCI may result in privacy being compromised if information is published without first considering what privacy implications such publication might have. The paper then goes on to explain the meaning of open government and open government data publishing. This is followed by a brief overview of the UK statutory landscape that any publication has to conform to. An outline is also provided of existing guidance available to public bodies, together with an explanation of the research approach and methodology utilised in conducting the research. Initial findings show that statutory constraints may get in the way of workflow and that no formal quality checks are currently in place to support open source publishing of public data in the UK.

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Jane Henriksen-Bulmer: http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/jhenriksenbulmer

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Publication date: July 2016

Publication date (Print): July 2016

Pages: 1-8

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2016.1

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 30

Conference location: Bournemouth University, Poole, UK

Conference date: 11 - 15 July 2016

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Fusion

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[1] E. A. Abu-Shanab 2015 Reengineering the open government concept: An empirical support for a proposed model Government Information Quarterly 32 4 453 463

[2] J. AttardF. OrlandiS. ScerriS. Auer 2015 A systematic review of open government data initiatives Government Information Quarterly 32 4 399 418

[3] K. A. BambergerD. K. Mulligan 2015 MIT Press Mssachusetts Institute of Technology, London: England

[4] M. BarbaroT. Zeller contributed reporting for this article S. Hansell 2006 A face is exposed for aol searcher no. 4417749

[5] T. Berners-Lee 2006 5* open data

[6] M. BorghiF. FerrettiS. Karapapa 2013 Online data processing consent under eu law: A theoretical framework and empirical evidence from the uk [article] International Journal of Law and Information Technology 21 2 109

[7] C. CarrascoX. Sobrepere 2015 Open government data: An assessment of the spanish municipal situation

[8] Social Science Computer Review 33 5 631 644

[9] A. CONROYT. SCASSA 2015 Promoting transparency while protecting privacy in open government in canada Alberta Law Review 53 1 175 206

[10] J. M. CorbinA. L. Strauss 2008 Basics of qualitative research : techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory Los Angeles, Calif. ; London SAGE c2008

[11] J. Daley 2016 Driven by data Entrepreneur 44 1 133 139

[12] Data.gov 2016 Data.gov: the home of the u.s. government’s open data

[13] Department for Business Innovation and Skills 2013 Seizing the data opportunity: A strategy for uk data capability

[14] European Commission 2014 Inspire: Infrastructure for spatial information in the european community: Data specifications

[15] S. FailyI. Fléchais 2010 Barry is not the weakest link: Eliciting secure system requirements with personas Proceedings of the 24th BCS Interaction Specialist Group Conference BCS 10 124 132 Swinton, UK, UK British Computer Society

[16] S. Farrell 2015 Nearly 157,000 had data breached in talktalk cyber-attack

[17] J. FishendenM. Thompson 2013 Digital government, open architecture, and innovation: Why public sector it will never be the same again Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory 23 4 977

[18] S. Goda 2011 Open data and open government Informados Tarsadalom 11 1-4 181 190

[19] T. M. HarrisonaS. Djoko Sigit 2014 Transparency, participation, and accountability practices in open government: A comparative study Government Information Quarterly 31 4 512 525

[20] A. Hellbergm, K Hedstr 2015 The story of the sixth myth of open data and open government Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy 9 1 35 51

[21] J. Henriksen-Bulmer 2015 Systematic literature review: Successful re-identification attacks Master’s thesis, Faculty of Science & Technology Bournemouth University Poole, UK

[22] Information Commissioners Office 2015 Model publication scheme version 1.2.

[23] Information Commissioners Office 2016 For organisations: Guide to freedom of information: What information do we need to publish?

[24] M. JanssenY CharalabidisA. Zuiderwijk 2012 Benefits, adoption barriers and myths of open data and open government Information Systems Management 29 4 258 268

[25] M. JanssenJ. van den Hoven 2015 Big and open linked data (BOLD) in govenment: A challenge to transparency and privacy Government Information Quarterly 32 4 363 368

[26] C. KimbleG. Milolidakis 2015 Big data and business intelligence: Debunking the myths Global Business & Organizational Excellence 35 1 23 34

[27] R. P. Lourenço 2015 An analysis of open government portals: A perspective of transparency for accountability Government Information Quarterly 32 323 332

[28] H. F. Nissenbaum 2010 Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life Stanford Law Books Stanford: California

[29] Open Government Partnership 2016a Open government guide: Open government data: Standards & guidance

[30] Open Government Partnership 2016b Participating countries

[31] Open Government Working Group 2007 Open government working group meeting in sebastopol ca

[32] Open Knowledge 2016 Open data index: Tracking the state of government open data

[33] L. PalenP Dourish 2003 Unpacking ’privacy’ for a networked world CHI-Conference 129 136

[34] S. PotraA. BraneaM. Izvercian 2015 How to foster prosumption for value co-creation? the open government development plan Serial on the internet 239 245 oEducation Source Ipswich, MA

[35] S. Shakespeare 2013 Shakespeare review: An independent review of public sector information

[36] S. Sicular 2013 Gartner’s big data definition consists of three parts, not to be confused with three ”V”s

[37] Sunlight Foundation 2010 Ten principles for opening up government information

[38] L. Sweeney 1997 Weaving technology and policy together to maintain confidentiality The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics: A Journal Of The American Society Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 25 2-3 98

[39] United Nations 2013 Guidelines on open government data for citizen engagement

[40] A. Van’t Spijker 2014 The New Oil: Using Innovative Business Models to Turn Data Into Profit. Technics Publications, Basking Ridge NJ e-book

[41] B. W. WirtzS. Birkmeyer 2015 Open government: Origin, development, and conceptual perspectives International Journal of Public Administration 38 5 381 396

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