R Street paper trumpets AI benefits in data security

A paper released March 6 by the R Street Institute “explores how AI can enhance data protection by facilitating and improving privacy-enhancing technology, data impact assessments, data minimization, and data security.”

The paper “analyzes specific AI-driven applications, like differential privacy, federated learning, and homomorphic encryption, which enable organizations to extract valuable insights while maintaining strong privacy guarantees. It also examines AI’s potential to improve privacy and consent frameworks by demystifying complicated privacy notices and increasing consumer awareness and transparency.”...