Social Issues in Ubiquitous Computing
Social Issues in Ubiquitous Computing
Social Issues in Ubiquitous Computing
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Location Privacy <strong>in</strong> Ubicomp<br />
• “… the claim of <strong>in</strong>dividuals to determ<strong>in</strong>e for themselves when, how,<br />
and to what extent location <strong>in</strong>formation about them is communicated<br />
to others. (Duckham and Kulik, 2006)<br />
• “… the ability to prevent other parties from learn<strong>in</strong>g one’s current or<br />
past location.“ (Beresford and Stajano, 2003)<br />
• “It‘s not about where you are... It‘s where you have been!“ (Gary<br />
Gale, Yahoo! UK)<br />
• Location records/profiles reveal/imply activities, <strong>in</strong>terests, identities,<br />
etc. by others<br />
• Where I live / work<br />
• Who I am (identity, name)<br />
• Where I often go<br />
• Where and when I spent <strong>in</strong><br />
• Some possible (but <strong>in</strong>sufficient) approaches<br />
• Anonymized access to location-aware service (if really need help?)<br />
• Random user IDs (but ISP can identify your IP address, etc.?)