Enhancing Privacy in the Early Detection of Sexual Predators Through Federated Learning and Differential Privacy

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.12537v1
• Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:01:21 GMT
• Title: Enhancing Privacy in the Early Detection of Sexual Predators Through Federated Learning and Differential Privacy
• Authors: Khaoula Chehbouni, Martine De Cock, Gilles Caporossi, Afaf Taik, Reihaneh Rabbany, Golnoosh Farnadi,
• Abstract summary: COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant surge in cases of online grooming. Previous efforts to detect grooming in industry and academia have involved accessing and monitoring private conversations. We implement a privacy-preserving pipeline for the early detection of sexual predators.
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• Abstract: The increased screen time and isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a significant surge in cases of online grooming, which is the use of strategies by predators to lure children into sexual exploitation. Previous efforts to detect grooming in industry and academia have involved accessing and monitoring private conversations through centrally-trained models or sending private conversations to a global server. In this work, we implement a privacy-preserving pipeline for the early detection of sexual predators. We leverage federated learning and differential privacy in order to create safer online spaces for children while respecting their privacy. We investigate various privacy-preserving implementations and discuss their benefits and shortcomings. Our extensive evaluation using real-world data proves that privacy and utility can coexist with only a slight reduction in utility.

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