Differential privacy in health research: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Differential privacy is a relatively new method for data privacy that has seen growing use due its strong protections that rely on added noise. This study assesses the extent of its awareness, development, and usage in health research.

Materials and methods

A scoping review was conducted by searching for ["differential privacy" AND "health"] in major health science databases, with additional articles obtained via expert consultation. Relevant articles were classified according to subject area and focus.

Results

A total of 54 articles met the inclusion criteria. Nine articles provided descriptive overviews, 31 focused on algorithm development, 9 presented novel data sharing systems, and 8 discussed appraisals of the privacy-utility tradeoff. The most common a

SUBMITTER: Ficek J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8449619 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature