Design and development of privacy preserving access framework for location data

Abstract

The advent of the modern digital era, where almost every detail about individuals is stored in digital form, has fuelled an increasing concern over the privacy of user data and the right to privacy itself. With the advancements in technology, location based services (LBSs) have become increasingly popular. The Global Positioning System (GPS) module is commonplace in devices such as mobile phones, automobiles, etc. The detail of the actual physical location of individuals enables the information services such as navigation, augmented reality games, health assistants, targeted advertisements, etc.This thesis sheds light on the possible future research directions. It is expected that this study will provide insights on the research issues of location privacy, potential solutions, and lend future perspectives to promote the development of location privacy with the balance of data utilization. The content will be useful for researchers, students, engineers, and organizations in selecting the appropriate techniques for implementing privacy mechanisms in this area as well as other related fields where there is need to preserve the privacy of users data. newline newline newline