IDCC14 | Research Paper Examining Disclosure Risk and Data Utility: An Administrative Data Case Study Michael Comerford University of Glasgow Abstract The plethora of new data sources combined with a growing interest in increased access to previously unpublished data poses a set of ethical challenges regarding individual privacy. This paper sets out one aspect of those challenges: the need to anonymise data in such a form that protects the privacy of individuals while providing sufficient data utility for data users. This issue is discussed using a case study of Scottish Government's administrative data, in which disclosure risk is examined and data utility is assessed using a potential 'real-world' analysis. Submitted 27 October 2013 Correspondence should be addressed to M.Comerford, Rm409 SAWB, School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ. Email: comerm@dcs.gla.ac.uk The 9th International Digital Curation Conference will take place on 24–27 February 2014 in San Francisco. Please ensure you use the guidance in this template to produce your paper. Please submit your paper in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx), Open Document Format (.odt) or Rich Text (.rtf). http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc14/submissions 1