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Apple: iPhone data used to build Wi-Fi hotspot database

...the time of writing. The collection of Wi-Fi hotspot data for location-based services was also the reason given by Google when it was... Read more

27 April, 2011 by David Meyer

Apple fixes iOS 4 location data caching 'bug'

iOS 4.3.3 update cuts stored location data down to size... Read more

5 May, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Skyhook sues Google over contract 'interference'

The web giant has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that it violated patents and interfered with the location-positioning service's contract with Motorola Read more

16 September, 2010 by Tom Krazit
Formal Analysis of Privacy for Anonymous <endeca_term>Location Based Services</endeca_term>

Formal Analysis of Privacy for Anonymous Location Based Services

The authors propose a framework for formal analysis of privacy in location based services such as anonymous electronic toll collection. They give a formal... Read more

3 February, 2011
Crowds Replace Experts: Building Better <endeca_term>Location-Based Services</endeca_term> Using Mobile Social Network Interactions

Crowds Replace Experts: Building Better Location-Based Services Using Mobile Social Network Interactions

Location-based services are growing in popularity due to the ubiquity of smartphone... Read more

14 November, 2010
Trust No One: A Decentralized Matching Service for Privacy in <endeca_term>Location Based Services</endeca_term>

Trust No One: A Decentralized Matching Service for Privacy in Location Based Services

The authors propose a new approach to ensure privacy in location based services, without requiring any support from a "Trusted" entity. They observe... Read more

30 August, 2010
Utilizing Social Links for Location Privacy in Opportunistic Delay-Tolerant Networks

Utilizing Social Links for Location Privacy in Opportunistic Delay-Tolerant Networks

This paper is concerned with improving location-privacy for users accessing location-based services in opportunistic DTNs. The authors design a protocol that offers... Read more

3 February, 2012
Campus-Wide Indoor Tracking Infrastructure

Campus-Wide Indoor Tracking Infrastructure

In the context of large-scale indoor spaces location-based services still lack a feasible technology for localization and tracking in... Read more

15 September, 2011
On the Complexity of Trilateration With Noisy Range Measurements

On the Complexity of Trilateration With Noisy Range Measurements

...developments, especially in wireless and mobile networks, have enabled the use of location based services in many application areas. Accurate location discovery, however, is still... Read more

12 July, 2011
Where Have You Been? Secure Location Provenance for Mobile Devices

Where Have You Been? Secure Location Provenance for Mobile Devices

With the advent of mobile computing, location-based services have recently gained popularity. Many applications use the location provenance... Read more

9 July, 2011
A Generalized Associated Temporal and Spatial Role-Based Access Control Model for Wireless Heterogeneous Networks

A Generalized Associated Temporal and Spatial Role-Based Access Control Model for Wireless Heterogeneous Networks

To securely access data center supporting the constraint of temporal and location-based services, access control system requires more flexible definitions applying to Wireless... Read more

1 July, 2011
<endeca_term>Location-Based Services</endeca_term> Routing in Networks

Location-Based Services Routing in Networks

...of a city). In this paper, the authors propose a framework for location based services Read more

1 June, 2011
Seamless Multimedia Communication Applications Using Location Tracking Platform on IPv6 Network

Seamless Multimedia Communication Applications Using Location Tracking Platform on IPv6 Network

Due to significant popularity of location-based services and multimedia communication over mobile devices, many researches have been... Read more

23 May, 2011
Enhancing Credibility of Location Based Service Using Multiple Sensing Technologies

Enhancing Credibility of Location Based Service Using Multiple Sensing Technologies

Recent Location Based Services (LBSs) extend not only information services such as car navigation... Read more

4 March, 2011
Graph Indexing of Road Networks for Shortest Path Queries With Label Restrictions

Graph Indexing of Road Networks for Shortest Path Queries With Label Restrictions

The current widespread use of location-based services and GPS technologies has revived interest in very fast and... Read more

15 January, 2011

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