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
| Originalsprache | Englisch |
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| Seiten | 72-80 |
| Seitenumfang | 9 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 22 Juni 2026 |
| Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Konferenz
| Titel | 1st annual ACM Sustainability Week |
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| Kurztitel | ACM Sustainability Week 2026 |
| Veranstaltungsnummer | 1 |
| Beschreibung | co-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) |
| Dauer | 22 - 25 Juni 2026 |
| Webseite | |
| Ort | Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity |
| Stadt | Banff |
| Land | Kanada |
Externe IDs
| Scopus | 105043685041 |
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Schlagworte
Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung
- SDG 7 – Erschwingliche und saubere Energie - data streams, sensor networks, z-anonymity
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Erneuerbare Energien, Nachhaltigkeit und Umwelt - data streams, sensor networks, z-anonymity
- Elektrotechnik und Elektronik - data streams, sensor networks, z-anonymity
- Angewandte Informatik - data streams, sensor networks, z-anonymity
- Human-computer interaction - data streams, sensor networks, z-anonymity
Schlagwörter
- data streams, sensor networks, z-anonymity