Grantees raise confidentiality and workload concerns as MLSC implements row‑level reporting

Jan 30, 2026

Audience members and MLSC presenters spent a large portion of the session on grantee burdens and confidentiality: MLSC will not accept PII and plans regional anonymization for small counties, but attendees warned about re‑identification from secondary data fields and the political risks of city data-sharing.

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During a Jan. 28 session on MLSC’s shift to row‑level reporting, grantees pressed presenters on two recurring issues: the workload of producing row‑level exports and the risk that supposedly non‑identifying fields could re‑identify clients.

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