This book proposes a number of techniques to perform data mining tasks in a privacy-preserving way. The survey information included with each chapter is unique in terms of its focus on introducing the different topics more comprehensively.
From the reviews:
"This book provides an exceptional summary of the state-of-the-art accomplishments in the area of privacy-preserving data mining, discussing the most important algorithms, models, and applications in each direction. The target audience includes researchers, graduate students, and practitioners who are interested in this area. ... I recommend this book to all readers interested in privacy-preserving data mining." (Aris Gkoulalas-Divanis, ACM Computing Reviews, October, 2008)