SOS presenter: publish public data but protect PII — notary dataset example

Nov 14, 2024

In the CLE presentation, Colin Wetzel said the Secretary of State's Office collects detailed notary information but deliberately withholds some contact details from published notary datasets to protect privacy and encourage applicants to serve as notaries.

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Colin Wetzel emphasized that although government agencies hold valuable data, not all collected information should be published in full because of privacy concerns and re‑identification risk.

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