# Equity and Privacy: More Than Just a Tradeoff

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.04671 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2111.04671/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 8 Nov 2021.

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Fair Spatial Indexing: A paradigm for Group Spatial Fairness](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2302.02306/) (2023)
- [A Conceptual Framework for Ethical Evaluation of Machine Learning Systems](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2408.10239/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

While the entire field of privacy preserving data analytics is focused on the privacy-utility tradeoff, recent work has shown that privacy preserving data publishing can introduce different levels of utility across different population groups. It is important to understand this new tradeoff between privacy and equity as privacy technology is being deployed in situations where the data products will be used for research and policy making. Will marginal populations see disproportionately less utility from privacy technology? If there is an inequity how can we address it?