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Main Authors: Wang, Shaowei, Dong, Changyu, Song, Xiangfu, Li, Jin, Zhou, Zhili, Wang, Di, Wu, Han
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.18145
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author Wang, Shaowei
Dong, Changyu
Song, Xiangfu
Li, Jin
Zhou, Zhili
Wang, Di
Wu, Han
author_facet Wang, Shaowei
Dong, Changyu
Song, Xiangfu
Li, Jin
Zhou, Zhili
Wang, Di
Wu, Han
contents In data-driven applications, preserving user privacy while enabling valuable computations remains a critical challenge. Technologies like differential privacy have been pivotal in addressing these concerns. The shuffle model of DP requires no trusted curators and can achieve high utility by leveraging the privacy amplification effect yielded from shuffling. These benefits have led to significant interest in the shuffle model. However, the computation tasks in the shuffle model are limited to statistical estimation, making it inapplicable to real-world scenarios in which each user requires a personalized output. This paper introduces a novel paradigm termed Private Individual Computation (PIC), expanding the shuffle model to support a broader range of permutation-equivariant computations. PIC enables personalized outputs while preserving privacy, and enjoys privacy amplification through shuffling. We propose a concrete protocol that realizes PIC. By using one-time public keys, our protocol enables users to receive their outputs without compromising anonymity, which is essential for privacy amplification. Additionally, we present an optimal randomizer, the Minkowski Response, designed for the PIC model to enhance utility. We formally prove the security and privacy properties of the PIC protocol. Theoretical analysis and empirical evaluations demonstrate PIC's capability in handling non-statistical computation tasks, and the efficacy of PIC and the Minkowski randomizer in achieving superior utility compared to existing solutions.
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spellingShingle Beyond Statistical Estimation: Differentially Private Individual Computation via Shuffling
Wang, Shaowei
Dong, Changyu
Song, Xiangfu
Li, Jin
Zhou, Zhili
Wang, Di
Wu, Han
Cryptography and Security
Machine Learning
In data-driven applications, preserving user privacy while enabling valuable computations remains a critical challenge. Technologies like differential privacy have been pivotal in addressing these concerns. The shuffle model of DP requires no trusted curators and can achieve high utility by leveraging the privacy amplification effect yielded from shuffling. These benefits have led to significant interest in the shuffle model. However, the computation tasks in the shuffle model are limited to statistical estimation, making it inapplicable to real-world scenarios in which each user requires a personalized output. This paper introduces a novel paradigm termed Private Individual Computation (PIC), expanding the shuffle model to support a broader range of permutation-equivariant computations. PIC enables personalized outputs while preserving privacy, and enjoys privacy amplification through shuffling. We propose a concrete protocol that realizes PIC. By using one-time public keys, our protocol enables users to receive their outputs without compromising anonymity, which is essential for privacy amplification. Additionally, we present an optimal randomizer, the Minkowski Response, designed for the PIC model to enhance utility. We formally prove the security and privacy properties of the PIC protocol. Theoretical analysis and empirical evaluations demonstrate PIC's capability in handling non-statistical computation tasks, and the efficacy of PIC and the Minkowski randomizer in achieving superior utility compared to existing solutions.
title Beyond Statistical Estimation: Differentially Private Individual Computation via Shuffling
topic Cryptography and Security
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.18145