Protecting Privacy with MATH (Collab with the Census)

Protecting Privacy with MATH (Collab with the Census)

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Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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The video discusses the challenges of maintaining privacy in large surveys like the US Census. It explains the inherent trade-off between data accuracy and privacy, highlighting the mathematical techniques used to protect individual data. The video also covers the advancements in privacy protection, particularly in the 2020 Census, and emphasizes the importance of balancing privacy with the need for accurate data.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary goal of surveys like the US Census?

To promote cultural events

To increase government revenue

To collect personal opinions

To gather demographic data for political and social insights

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it challenging to maintain privacy when publishing survey results?

Because powerful computers can reconnect data to individuals

Because surveys are not accurate

Because removing names from data is sufficient

Because surveys are too expensive

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can attackers use published statistics to deduce private information?

By hacking into the Census Bureau

By asking participants directly

By using brute force computational power to find plausible data combinations

By guessing randomly

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a 'plausibility peak' in the context of privacy?

A point where data is most accurate

A point where data is completely random

A point where some data combinations are more likely than others

A point where all data is equally likely

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of adding random noise to published data?

To increase the size of the dataset

To make the data more interesting

To protect privacy by making data combinations less distinguishable

To confuse the data analysts

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does adding noise to data affect its accuracy?

It makes the data completely inaccurate

It increases accuracy

It has no effect on accuracy

It reduces accuracy but protects privacy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the trade-off when adding noise to data for privacy?

Less privacy means more data

More privacy means more accuracy

More privacy means less accuracy

Less privacy means less data

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