Stefan Karpinski
Julia co-creator and JuliaHub/Dyad co-founder: https://juliahub.com
Session
08-13
14:30
30min
HyperLogLog Over RSA: Anonymously Counting Users
Stefan Karpinski
We have long wanted to be able to count unique clients using Julia and various packages, but privacy concerns have prevented us from doing so. A new protocol combining two magical technologies—HyperLogLog cardinality estimation and RSA public key encryption—allows accurate estimation of client counts while provably preserving anonymity. This protocol, dubbed "HyperLogLog Over RSA" is now built into Julia's Pkg client, allowing us to finally get reliable client counts.
General
Room 5