A Survey on Privacy in Location-Based Services

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Main Author: Mayra Zurbarán
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Universidad del Norte 2014
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contents A Survey on Privacy in Location-Based Services Mayra Zurbarán Liliana González Pedro Wightman Rojas M. Labrador Ingeniería location privacy location tracking location obfuscation points of interest search private information retrieval Location services have become popular over the last years due to the global adoption of smartphones and the worldwide availability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other positioning methods. Location- based services ( LBS s) offer relevant information to users based on their location. Some common applications of LBS s are traffic or public transpor - tation information, search of points of interest (restaurants, stores, etc.), navigation, among others. Despite all the desirable features that these services provide, most of them do not provide adequate protection of the geographical location of the users, putting them at risk if their information falls in wrong hands. This paper presents a compendium of techniques to protect the location privacy of the users, and introduces an approach to compare and evaluate the presented mechanisms and their viability to be used in different kinds of LBS 2014 artículo científico 0122-3461 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=85232596008 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=852 Ingeniería y Desarrollo application/pdf Universidad del Norte Ingeniería y Desarrollo (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.32
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spellingShingle A Survey on Privacy in Location-Based Services
Mayra Zurbarán
Ingeniería
location privacy
location tracking
location obfuscation
points of interest search
private information retrieval
A Survey on Privacy in Location-Based Services Mayra Zurbarán Liliana González Pedro Wightman Rojas M. Labrador Ingeniería location privacy location tracking location obfuscation points of interest search private information retrieval Location services have become popular over the last years due to the global adoption of smartphones and the worldwide availability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other positioning methods. Location- based services ( LBS s) offer relevant information to users based on their location. Some common applications of LBS s are traffic or public transpor - tation information, search of points of interest (restaurants, stores, etc.), navigation, among others. Despite all the desirable features that these services provide, most of them do not provide adequate protection of the geographical location of the users, putting them at risk if their information falls in wrong hands. This paper presents a compendium of techniques to protect the location privacy of the users, and introduces an approach to compare and evaluate the presented mechanisms and their viability to be used in different kinds of LBS 2014 artículo científico 0122-3461 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=85232596008 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=852 Ingeniería y Desarrollo application/pdf Universidad del Norte Ingeniería y Desarrollo (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.32
title A Survey on Privacy in Location-Based Services
topic Ingeniería
location privacy
location tracking
location obfuscation
points of interest search
private information retrieval
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=85232596008