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+![Maintenance Mode](https://img.shields.io/badge/maintenance%20mode-%E2%9C%94%EF%B8%8F-red)
+**THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN MAINTENANCE MODE. Only critical bug patches will be applied; no new features will be added.**
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 # PCS (Private Computation Solutions)
 Private Computation Solutions provides multiple solutions that leverage various Privacy Enhancing Technologies (e.g., multi-party computation, differential privacy) used across Measurement and Signals. The existing solutions include Private Lift and Private Attribution, which allow calculations of Lift and Attribution metrics without revealing opportunity or conversion data on an individual level through 2PC.