Summary of Insufficient Statistics Perturbation: Stable Estimators For Private Least Squares, by Gavin Brown et al.
Insufficient Statistics Perturbation: Stable Estimators for Private Least Squares
by Gavin Brown, Jonathan Hayase, Samuel Hopkins, Weihao Kong, Xiyang Liu, Sewoong Oh, Juan C. Perdomo, Adam Smith
First submitted to arxiv on: 23 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR); Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed algorithm offers a sample- and time-efficient solution for differential privacy in ordinary least squares regressions. By introducing scaled noise to a stable non-private estimator, the model achieves near-optimal accuracy while relying on only bounded statistical leverage and residuals. In contrast to prior methods, this approach does not require exponential time or polynomially growing error with condition number. Instead, it depends linearly on the dimension, making it a more efficient and scalable solution. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research develops a faster and more accurate way to keep personal data private while doing statistical analysis. It’s like a special filter that adds a little extra noise to the information, so even if someone tries to figure out individual details, they’ll just get a blurry picture instead of a clear one. The new method is better than existing approaches because it works quickly and doesn’t get worse as the data gets more complicated. |
