Application and analysis of multidimensional negative surveys in participatory sensing applications

作者：Groat Michael M^*; Edwards Benjamin; Horey James; He Wenbo; Forrest Stephanie

来源：Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 2013, 9(3): 372-391.

DOI：10.1016/j.pmcj.2012.12.004

• Multidimensional data
• Negative surveys
• Privacy
• Participatory sensing applications

Participatory sensing applications rely on individuals to share personal data to produce aggregated models and knowledge. In this setting, privacy concerns can discourage widespread adoption of new applications. We present a privacy-preserving participatory sensing scheme based on negative surveys for both continuous and multivariate categorical data. Without relying on encryption, our algorithms enhance the privacy of sensed data in an energy and computation efficient manner. Simulations and implementation on Android smart phones illustrate how multidimensional data can be aggregated in a useful and privacy-enhancing manner.

• 出版日期2013-6
• 单位McGill