I want to recommend an excellent article on the recent claimed use of differential privacy to actually preserve user privacy: “A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering” by Matthew Green. After reading the article we have a few follow-up thoughts on the topic.
Author: John Mount March 1, 2008 http://www.win-vector.com “A second goal of 23andMe [is] to collect a large database of genetic information and then come back to you over time with invitations to provide specific health data and participate in research.” 23andMe Board member Esther Dyson Unregulated companies managing personal medical […]