Private algorithms for the protected in social network search

Abstract

Motivated by tensions between data privacy for individual citizens, and societal priorities such as counterterrorism, we introduce a computational model that distinguishes between parties for whom privacy is explicitly protected, and those for whom it is not (the “targeted” subpopulation). Within this framework, we provide provably privacy-preserving algorithms for targeted search in social networks. We validate the utility of our algorithms with extensive computational experiments on two large-scale social network datasets.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 11, 2016
Source ID
10.1073/pnas.1510612113

Entities

People

  • Aaron Roth
  • Grigory Yaroslavtsev
  • Michael Kearns
  • Zhiwei Steven Wu

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of Pennsylvania

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.