Mobile devices equipped with positioning capabilities (e.g., GPS) can ask location-dependent queries to Location Based Services (LBS). To protect privacy, the user location must n...
Gabriel Ghinita, Panos Kalnis, Ali Khoshgozaran, C...
Abstract. The ubiquity of smartphones and other location-aware handheld devices has resulted in a dramatic increase in popularity of locationbased services (LBS) tailored to user l...
Existing location-based services provide specialized services to their customers based on the knowledge of their exact locations. With untrustworthy servers, location-based service...
The wide spread of location-based services results in a strong market for location-detection devices (e.g., GPS-like devices, RFIDs, handheld devices, and cellular phones). Example...
Advances in sensing and tracking technology enable location-based applications but they also create significant privacy risks. Anonymity can provide a high degree of privacy, save...