How many secrets do you have?
github.com/frankmcsherry/blog/blob/master/posts/2017-02-08.mdThis is a quick post, ruminating on the difference between two flavors of differential privacy in common use. I'm a fan of one, and the other weirds me out a bit. I think I have started to get a handle on why that is.
What is Differential Privacy? – A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering
blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2016/06/15/what-is-differential-privacy/Yesterday at the WWDC keynote, Apple announced a series of new security and privacy features, including one feature that's drawn a bit of attention -- and confusion. Specifically, Apple announced that they will be using a technique called "Differential Privacy" (henceforth: DP) to improve the privacy of their data collection practices. The reaction to this…