# Differential Privacy

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> Updated: 2026-05-13T20:59:35.597Z
> Type: glossary
> Category: veri-bilimi-ve-veri-yonetimi
**TLDR:** A mathematical privacy framework that limits the extent to which any single individual’s data can affect published results.

<p>Differential privacy provides one of the strongest mathematical guarantees in data privacy. Its goal is to ensure that whether a single person’s data is included or not does not make a meaningful difference in the published result. This is often achieved by adding carefully controlled noise. It becomes especially important in large-scale statistical reporting, federated systems, and sensitive data sharing scenarios. Differential privacy treats privacy not just as a policy matter, but as a measurable mathematical guarantee.</p>