Title :
Preserving privacy in environments with location-based applications
Author :
Myles, Ginger ; Friday, Adrian ; Davies, Nigel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
The increase in location-based applications makes protecting personal location information a major challenge. Addressing this challenge requires a mechanism that lets users automate control of their location information, thereby minimizing the extent to which the system intrudes on their lives.
Keywords :
security of data; ubiquitous computing; automatic control; location information; location-based applications; mobile devices; personal location information; privacy preservation; system intrusion; Automatic control; Control systems; Fabrics; Global Positioning System; Information systems; Legislation; Mobile handsets; Plasma welding; Privacy; Protection;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2003.1186726
