Personal Agent for Services in ITS

In this paper, we introduce the concept of a privacy enhancing personal agent that manages a user´s privacy policy settings and provides access control functions to ITS services. The personal agent acts as a proxy between a vehicle and service providers, and it automatically decides whether personal data can be sent to a service provider based on the privacy policy settings. The functions of the personal agent are also described. The personal agent provides a common web-based interface, and the quality of data can be controlled through anonymization levels. Our research provides a conceptual model of the personal agent and considers the design of the personal agent based on privacy requirements. Drivers can delegate their user consent role to the personal agent by configuring privacy policy settings on the personal agent. The personal agent is a key component for achieving a secure and reliable data transfer platform between vehicles and service providers.