deZent: Decentralized z-Anonymity with Privacy-Preserving Coordination

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Beitragende

Abstract

Analyzing large volumes of sensor network data, such as electricity consumption measurements from smart meters, is essential for modern applications but raises significant privacy concerns. Privacy-enhancing technologies like z-anonymity offer efficient anonymization for continuous data streams by suppressing rare values that could lead to re-identification, making it particularly suited for resource-constrained environments. Originally designed for centralized architectures, z-anonymity assumes a trusted central entity. In this paper, we introduce deent, a decentralized implementation of z-anonymity that minimizes trust in the central entity by realizing local z-anonymity with lightweight coordination. We develop deent using a stochastic counting structure and secure sum to coordinate private anonymization across the network. Our results show that deent achieves comparable performance to centralized z-anonymity in terms of publication ratio, while reducing the communication overhead towards the central entity. Thus, deent presents a promising approach for enhancing privacy in sensor networks while preserving system efficiency.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten72-80
Seitenumfang9
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 22 Juni 2026
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Konferenz

Titel1st annual ACM Sustainability Week
KurztitelACM Sustainability Week 2026
Veranstaltungsnummer1
Beschreibungco-locate with 17th ACM International Conference on Future and Sustainable Energy Systems (ACM e-Energy 2026) & 13th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation (BuildSys 2026)
Dauer22 - 25 Juni 2026
Webseite
OrtBanff Centre for Arts and Creativity
StadtBanff
LandKanada

Externe IDs

Scopus 105043685041

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • data streams, sensor networks, z-anonymity