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Is there a name for this algorithm?

• LaGrange 9y ago
  The entire approach is called differential security, as in the headline of the thing we're commenting upon ;-) But, as someone mentioned, if the coin comes tails you should answer with another coin flip, not "yes".
• frankmcsherry 9y ago
  The coin flipping approach is called "Randomized Response" and dates back to the 60s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomized_response https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomized_response