Understanding Epsilon (ε) and the Privacy-Utility Tradeoff
Current Probability:
Before your data leaves your device, it plays a lottery based on the Epsilon setting above.
The server receives only the result of the lottery. It never sees your original choice or other local inputs.
Low ε protects privacy but creates highly inaccurate "NOISY TOTALS." "ESTIMATED TOTALS" uses the known lottery odds (ε) to reverse the noise.