privons
Privons are a hypothetical class of information carriers proposed within privacy-preserving quantum information theory. They are conceived as quantum states that can participate in data-processing tasks while ensuring that information about individual inputs cannot be retrieved by external observers. In proposed models, privons enable aggregation and analysis of private data without exposing the underlying records.
The name privon combines privacy with the -on suffix used for subatomic particles, echoing particle-like behavior
In theoretical treatments, privons are often modeled as non-measurable or weakly observable excitations whose observable effects
Proposed applications include privacy-preserving data analytics, secure multi-party computation, and controlled data release where only aggregate
Privons remain speculative and controversial. Critics point to a lack of experimental demonstrations and questions about
Related topics include quantum privacy, differential privacy, secure multi-party computation, homomorphic encryption, and quantum secure computation.