Differential privacy

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Who

Introduced in a 2006 paper by Cynthia Dwork, Frank McSherry, Kobbi Nissim and Adam Smith; Kobbi Nissim is an Israeli computer scientist.

When

2006

Where

USA / Israel

Differential privacy is a rigorous mathematical framework that lets organisations learn useful patterns from data while provably protecting each individual's privacy. It was introduced in a seminal 2006 paper co-authored by Israeli computer scientist Kobbi Nissim, and is now used by census bureaus and major technology firms.

Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.