Google releases differential privacy software for JVM [Video]

Google has released PipelineDP4j, a differential privacy solution that allows developers to execute highly parallelizable computations using Java as the baseline language, while providing guarantees that personal information is kept private and secure.

PipelineDP4j opens the door for new applications of differential privacy by reducing the barrier of entry for developers already working in Java, Google said. The software executes on the JVM, can be used with Java, Kotlin, or Scala, and supports distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Beam and, coming soon, Apache Spark.

 PipelineDP4j is intended for use by all developers, regardless of differential privacy expertise, Google said. Differential privacy is a PET (privacy-enhancing technology) serving as a framework for analysis of data sets in a privacy-preserving way to ensure that personal information is never released, according to Google.