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ABSTRACT

This article presents an overview of privacy problems and solutions to data in location based services, with the emphasis on understanding location privacy issues, alternative models, and architectures. It concludes with an outlook in location privacy research and its impact on mobile Internet, pervasive computing, and geo-spatial data management.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.1 Public Policy Issues
          Subjects: Privacy