通过投影隐私:通过随机特征的投影来估计联邦人口密度估计
Zixiao Zong1, Mengwei Yang1, Justin Ley1
1University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
概括
本研究引入了联邦随机里叶特征内核密度估计 (KDE) 来从移动设备位置数据中估计人口密度. 这种保护隐私的方法使数据保持本地化,比现有的技术提供了更好的公用事业隐私平衡.
科学领域:
- 计算机科学 计算机科学
- 数据科学数据科学数据科学
- 移动计算 移动计算
背景情况:
- 人口密度估计通常使用核心密度估计 (KDE) 与集中位置数据.
- 集中式数据收集引发了大量用户隐私问题.
- 现有的隐私保护方法可能会损害估计准确性.
研究的目的:
- 为人口密度估计提出一个保护隐私的联邦内核密度估计 (KDE) 框架.
- 确保用户位置数据保留在设备上,同时提供针对恶意服务器的隐私保证.
- 在估计实用性和用户隐私之间实现优越的权衡.
主要方法:
- 开发了一个联合随机里埃特征 (RFF) KDE 方法.
- 利用随机特征表示来将用户位置数据投射到空间移位的基础函数上.
- 确保了不可逆转的投影,以增强隐私,防止精确的用户定位.
主要成果:
- 与 GeoInd.Ind.等最先进的方法相比,联合的 RFF KDE 展示了优越的实用程序隐私权权权衡.
- 调整每个用户的基本功能的数量进一步优化了隐私与实用性的平衡.
- 基于面积单位大小和内核带宽来得本地化分析界限.
结论:
- 联合RFF KDE提供了一种有效且保护隐私的解决方案,用于使用众包移动位置数据进行人口密度估计.
- 该方法成功地平衡了准确密度估计的需要和强大的用户隐私.
- 该框架代表了基于位置的安全数据分析的重大进步.
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