Explainer: what is differential privacy and how can it protect your data?
- Written by Tianqing Zhu, Lecturer in Cyber Security, Faculty of Science, Engineering & Built Environment, Deakin University
Tech companies can use differential privacy to collect and share aggregate data about user habits, while maintaining individual privacy. Tim Snell/Flickr, CC BY-ND
It’s no secret that big tech companies like Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon are increasingly infiltrating our personal and social interactions to collect vast amounts of data on...
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