Privacy-Enhancing Computation: Sharing Data Securely
One of Gartner’s most important technology trends of 2021 in terms of being people-centric is around privacy-enhancing computation. This trend of privacy-enhancing computation features three technologies that protect data while it’s being used. The first provides a trusted environment where sensitive data can be processed or analyzed. The second performs processing and analytics in a decentralized manner, and the third technology encrypts data and algorithms before processing or analytics.
This trend enables organizations to “collaborate on research securely across regions and with competitors without sacrificing confidentiality,” Gartner said. This approach is designed specifically for the increasing need to share data while maintaining privacy or security.
