Privacy-Preserving Analytics Using Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Secure Multiparty Computation
Nelson Lungu, Bibhuti Bhusan Dash, Satyendr Singh, Manoj Ranjan Mishra, Namita Panda, Sudhansu Shekhar Patra · 2025
Privacy-preserving analytics is indeed a critical enabler for businesses that want to glean insights from sensitive data while protecting individual privacy. Tighter regulation and growing concern over data abuse have, respectively, driven the development of techniques involving zero-knowledge proofs and secure multiparty computation. These systems are set to establish trust boundaries among partner organisations while gently permitting significant information transfers for the decision-making process. The practically verifiable assurance of data secrecy is what makes these protocols particularly attractive in sectors heavily reliant on data analysis, like healthcare, banking, and law enforcement. Such integrated architectures guarantee controlled overhead while delivering high-quality output through cryptographic primitives. Real-life implementations show that it is indeed possible to strike a balance between the efficiency of the system and its security constraints. Enhanced Interoperabillty, along with modularity, will allow more widespread use in diverse ecosystems where insights derived from data drive enterprise innovation alongside robust privacy protections.