PRL aims to educate others about the latest data privacy and confidentiality technologies. Few universities are teaching data privacy, and the available course offerings are mostly at the graduate level. We endeavor to motivate more conversations about data privacy, provide training, and produce accessible communication materials on the trade-offs between data utility and privacy.

Through these new research methods and communications efforts, Urban hopes to broaden access to federal administrative records so researchers, policymakers, and government officials at all levels can not only gain greater insights, but also make meaningful policy decisions informed by evidence.