Negotiating Privacy - Utility Trade-Offs under Differential Privacy

Explore the complexities of balancing privacy protection and data utility in a 17-minute conference talk from PEPR '22. Delve into the world of differential privacy, a model being adopted by commercial enterprises and government institutions to quantify potential privacy loss when sharing data. Examine a real case study involving the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Education to understand the social and technical challenges faced by data custodians. Learn from Gerome Miklau, CEO/Founder of Tumult Labs and Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as he discusses the nuanced decision-making process behind privacy/utility trade-offs. Gain insights into expanding data use and sharing while respecting individual privacy, and discover how this approach is reshaping data management practices across various sectors.