Lecture
This lecture introduces the course on Advanced topics on Privacy Enhancing Technologies at EPFL. The course covers various privacy mechanisms, such as attribute-based credentials, anonymization, differential privacy, location privacy, anonymous communications, privacy engineering, secure multi-party computation, homomorphic cryptography, tracking, censorship resistance, machine learning & privacy, and legal aspects. Students will learn about the course organization, including live online lectures, hands-on exercises, programming projects, and assessments. The lecture emphasizes the importance of privacy as a security property, the need for privacy technologies, and the societal impact of privacy violations.