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The control of individual quantum systems is now a reality in a variety of physical settings. Feedback control is an important class of control methods because of its ability to reduce the effects of noise. In this review we give an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-01 Jing Zhang , Yu-xi Liu , Re-Bing Wu , Kurt Jacobs , Franco Nori

The design of a statistical signal processing privacy problem is studied where the private data is assumed to be observable. In this work, an agent observes useful data $Y$, which is correlated with private data $X$, and wants to disclose…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Amirreza Zamani , Tobias J. Oechtering , Mikael Skoglund

The Internet of Things' potential for major privacy invasion is a concern. This paper reports on a systematic literature review of privacy-preserving solutions appearing in the research literature and in the media. We analysed proposed…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2016-11-11 Noura Aleisa , Karen Renaud

As generative models become ubiquitous, there is a critical need for fine-grained control over the generation process. Yet, while controlled generation methods from prompting to fine-tuning proliferate, a fundamental question remains…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-12 Emily Cheng , Carmen Amo Alonso , Federico Danieli , Arno Blaas , Luca Zappella , Pau Rodriguez , Xavier Suau

In the current technology environment, users are often in a vulnerable position when it comes to protecting their privacy. Previous efforts to promote privacy protection have largely focused on top-down approaches such as regulation and…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Varun Shiri , Maggie Xiong , Jin L. C. Guo , Jinghui Cheng

We need to rethink our approach to defend privacy on the internet. Currently, policymakers focus heavily on the idea of informed consent as a means to defend privacy. For instance, in many countries the law requires firms to obtain an…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-12-08 Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius

In this paper we examine information privacy from a value-centered angle. We review and compare different personal data valuation approaches. We consider the value of personal data now and in the near future, and we find that the enduring…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2017-09-15 Miltiades E. Anagnostou , Maria A. Lambrou

The increasing prevalence of large-scale data collection in modern society represents a potential threat to individual privacy. Addressing this threat, for example through privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), requires a rigorous…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-06-01 Alexander Ziller , Tamara Mueller , Rickmer Braren , Daniel Rueckert , Georgios Kaissis

This chapter examines the policy implications of behavioural sciences insights for the regulation of privacy on the Internet, by focusing in particular on behavioural targeting. This marketing technique involves tracking people's online…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius

Privacy directly concerns the user as the data owner (data- subject) and hence privacy in systems should be implemented in a manner which concerns the user (user-centered). There are many concepts and guidelines that support development of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2017-04-19 Awanthika Senarath , Nalin A. G. Arachchilage , Jill Slay

The concept of privacy is inherently intertwined with human attitudes and behaviours, as most computer systems are primarily designed for human use. Especially in the case of Recommender Systems, which feed on information provided by…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-05-23 Sanchit Alekh

This paper explains some fundamental ideas of {\em feedback} control of quantum systems through the study of a relatively simple two-level system coupled to optical field channels. The model for this system includes both continuous and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-06-23 Matthew James

Privacy risk assessments aim to analyze and quantify the privacy risks associated with new systems. As such, they are critically important in ensuring that adequate privacy protections are built in. However, current methods to quantify…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-09-11 Isabel Wagner , Eerke Boiten

Most companies' new business practices are based on customer data. These practices have raised privacy concerns because of the associated risks. Privacy laws require companies to gain customer consent before using their information, which…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2016-06-06 Christian Fernando Libaque-Saenz , Younghoon Chang , Siew Fan Wong , Hwansoo Lee

We are entering a new "data everywhere-anytime" era that pivots us from being tracked online to continuous tracking as we move through our everyday lives. We have smart devices in our homes, on our bodies, and around our communities that…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-12-17 Sujata Banerjee , Yiling Chen , Kobbi Nissim , David Parkes , Katie Siek , Lauren Wilcox

Since the beginning of the digital area, privacy and anonymity have been impacted drastically (both, positively and negatively), by the different technologies developed for communications purposes. The broad possibilities that the Internet…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2014-07-03 Adrian Yanes

The introduction of robots into our society will also introduce new concerns about personal privacy. In order to study these concerns, we must do human-subject experiments that involve measuring privacy-relevant constructs. This paper…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2017-01-05 Matthew Rueben , Cindy M. Grimm , Frank J. Bernieri , William D. Smart

In the XXIth century there is a strong interest on privacy issues. Technology permits obtaining personal information without individuals consent, computers make it feasible to share and process this information, and this can bring about…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-03-30 Marcos Faundez-Zanuy

Formal methods are, in principle, suited for supporting the recent paradigm of privacy by design, but no overview is available that summarizes which particular approaches have been investigated, for which application domains they are…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-03-28 Sibylle Schupp

Privacy is of worldwide concern regarding activities and processes that include sensitive data. For this reason, many countries and territories have been recently approving regulations controlling the extent to which organizations may…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-04-05 Samuel Sousa , Christian Guetl , Roman Kern