Post PC Computing Big Brother is Watching Prof
Post. PC Computing Big Brother is Watching! Prof. Scott Kirkpatrick, HUJI Amnon Dekel, HUJI, Bezalel 1/17/2022 Post. PC 2002 1
Big Brother is Watching • Personal Position Tracking using GPS equipped cell phones is here. • Phones transmit location information once every t minutes to server • Authorized user can check position on map (PC screen, PDA, cell phone) • User can set up “geofences” and get alerted when a phone exits or enters the perimeter • User can see position history and paths 1/17/2022 Post. PC 2002 2
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How it works • Hybrid GPS / nearest Cell Antenna localization • Location data is transmitted to server 1/17/2022 Post. PC 2002 5
Social impact • Worried parents can see where their loved ones are at “all” times • Worried parents can get alerted when their loved ones enter or exit a “geofence” • Worried partners can “spy” on their spouses location • Employers can monitor their workers 1/17/2022 Post. PC 2002 6
Social impact • Major question: privacy concerns – Who has the right to use the location data? – Can law enforcement use it? – Can advertisers push location sensitive ads? • Possible Backlash: – – 1/17/2022 Turn off the phone Exchange phones Leave the phone Other creative possibilities Post. PC 2002 7
Impact on your Projects • What effects do these issues have on your projects? • User Authorization/Authentication? • Opt in? • Privacy filter? • UI? • Legalities? 1/17/2022 Post. PC 2002 8
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