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Edge computing has emerged as a promising paradigm for delay-sensitive and context-aware IoT data analytics, through migrating data processing from the cloud to the edge of the network. However, traditional solutions adopting homomorphic encryption to achieve data protection and aggregation at edge servers are infeasible because of their heavy computational overhead. How to preserve data privacy while guaranteeing data utility in edge computing becomes an extremely important problem for IoT data analytics. In this article, we propose a local differential privacy obfuscation (LDPO) framework for IoT data analytics to aggregate and distill the IoT data at the edge without disclosing users' sensitive data. We first introduce the architecture and benefits of the LDPO framework, followed by some technical challenges in guaranteeing its performance. Then we present a preliminary implementation of the LDPO framework, and validate its performance in terms of privacy preservation level and data utility using real-world apps and datasets. Some future directions are finally envisioned for further research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

By moving service provisioning from the cloud to the edge, edge computing becomes a promising solution in the era of IoT to meet the delay requirements of IoT applications, enhance the scalability and energy efficiency of lightweight IoT devices, provide contextual information processing, and mitigate the traffic burdens of the backbone network. However, as an emerging field of study, edge computing is still in its infancy and faces many challenges in its implementation and standardization. In this article, we study an implementation of edge computing, which exploits transparent computing to build scalable IoT platforms. Specifically, we first propose a transparent computing based IoT architecture, and clearly identify its advantages and associated challenges. Then, we present a case study to clearly show how to build scalable lightweight wearables with the proposed architecture. Some future directions are finally pointed out to foster continued research efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]