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Re:How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by TeMPOraL on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @12:00PM (#14301123)
In what state is the field of this differential privacy right now? Is anything useful already deployed / expected to be deployed soon, or does it require much more research?
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Re:How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by physicsyogi on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @04:55PM (#14303725)
Apple uses it[0] and lets you opt out of sharing your data as well[1].

[0]: https://www.wired.com/2016/06/apples-differential-privacy-co... [1]: https://www.howtogeek.com/290298/what-is-differential-privac...

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Re:How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by frankmcsherry on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @01:26PM (#14302040)
Google uses it.[0] I think it mostly needs interested parties; folks who care enough to commit to doing something more interesting with it than just counting things. I've certainly built several tools while at MSFT, they just .. languished.

[0]: https://github.com/google/rappor

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