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On protecting the data privacy of Large Language Models (LLMs) and LLM agents: A literature review
High-Confidence Computing, v 5(2), 100300
Jun 2025
Abstract
Large Language Models (LLMs) are complex artificial intelligence systems, which can understand, generate, and translate human languages. By analyzing large amounts of textual data, these models learn language patterns to perform tasks such as writing, conversation, and summarization. Agents built on LLMs (LLM agents) further extend these capabilities, allowing them to process user interactions and perform complex operations in diverse task environments. However, during the processing and generation of massive data, LLMs and LLM agents pose a risk of sensitive information leakage, potentially threatening data privacy. This paper aims to demonstrate data privacy issues associated with LLMs and LLM agents to facilitate a comprehensive understanding. Specifically, we conduct an in-depth survey about privacy threats, encompassing passive privacy leakage and active privacy attacks. Subsequently, we introduce the privacy protection mechanisms employed by LLMs and LLM agents and provide a detailed analysis of their effectiveness. Finally, we explore the privacy protection challenges for LLMs and LLM agents as well as outline potential directions for future developments in this domain.
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- Title
- On protecting the data privacy of Large Language Models (LLMs) and LLM agents: A literature review
- Creators
- Biwei Yan - Shandong UniversityKun Li - Shandong UniversityMinghui Xu - Shandong UniversityYueyan Dong - Shandong UniversityYue Zhang (Corresponding Author) - Drexel UniversityZhaochun Ren - Leiden UniversityXiuzhen Cheng - Shandong University
- Publication Details
- High-Confidence Computing, v 5(2), 100300
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 21
- Grant note
- National Natural Science Foundation of China: 62402288, 62302063 China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, China: 2024M751811
This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (62402288 and 62302063) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, China (2024M751811) .
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Computer Science (Computing)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001479897900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105003235413
- Other Identifier
- 991022040670304721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Computer Science, Information Systems