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On privacy in user tracking mobile applications

机译:关于用户跟踪移动应用程序中的隐私

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In mobile applications, user tracking with Global Positioning System (GPS) can be very beneficial, making life easier for the user, by e.g. finding points of interest nearby, such as gas stations, super markets, restaurants etc. Nevertheless, the location of the user can be misused and hence privacy issues can become a relevant problem in mobile application development. Technically, location is determined either internally by the device or externally by interacting systems and networks. The resultant location information may be stored and used under various conditions and applications can track the position of the user without his/her consent and eventually misuse it for instance with the intent of sending redirected publicity or even getting logs of the user's location. However, the user's location may not always be obtained using the most precise location function available. In this work we discuss and propose different options for the accuracy geo localization in an application can be and uphold that it is up to the developer to decide which method is appropriate or that the the user should have the freedom to define his/her privacy thresholds. These thresholds can be extremely variable both between users and scenarios, and we present a survey to approach this issue. Results show that users are concerned with privacy issues, but they are not necessarily acting accordingly to keep their privacy at a high level of protection. Finally, we point out that developers shouldn't misuse possibilities of tracking and users should be more cautious with application permissions as will be shown in a real case study.
机译:在移动应用中,使用全球定位系统(GPS)进行用户跟踪可能非常有益,例如,通过以下方式使用户的生活更轻松查找附近的兴趣点,例如加油站,超市,饭店等。然而,用户的位置可能会被滥用,因此隐私问题可能成为移动应用程序开发中的相关问题。从技术上讲,位置是由设备内部确定的,还是由交互系统和网络外部确定的。可以在各种条件下存储和使用所得到的位置信息,并且应用程序可以在未经用户同意的情况下跟踪用户的位置,并最终例如出于发送重定向的公开信息甚至获取用户位置日志的目的而滥用该信息。但是,可能无法始终使用可用的最精确的定位功能来获取用户的位置。在这项工作中,我们讨论并提出了针对应用程序中的地理定位精度的不同选项,并且可以坚持由开发人员决定哪种方法合适,或者用户应该可以自由定义他/她的隐私阈值。这些阈值在用户和方案之间都可能变化很大,我们提出了一个调查此问题的方法。结果表明,用户关注隐私问题,但不一定采取相应的措施将其隐私保持在较高的保护级别。最后,我们指出,开发人员不应滥用跟踪的可能性,并且用户应对应用程序许可更为谨慎,这将在真实案例研究中显示。

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