Is Privacy Dead? An inquiry into GPS-based geolocation and facial recognition systems

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This paper discusses, conceptually and empirically, the proliferation of geolocation and face recognition systems embodied in modern smartphones and social media networks, which presents a growing concern for a user's rights to privacy. This increase in data sharing brings about the very real threat of misuse, as most users are not aware that their geolocation data can easily be assembled into complete profiles of their everyday activities and movements, their habits and social life. Paired with facial recognition capabilities already present in current social media services, this allows for an unprecedented tracking of users, even those "tagged" through photo uploads by other people. To illustrate this, the author analyzes his own profile, which was created by recording GPS data over a time span of five years. A critical discussion of the results follows.

Titel in ÜbersetzungIs Privacy Dead?: Eine Untersuchung von GPS-basierten Geolokations- und Gesichtserkennungsansystemen
OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelICT Critical Infrastructures and Society: 10th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, HCC10 2012, Proceedings
HerausgeberMagda D. Hercheui, Diane Whitehouse, William McIver, Jackie Phahlamohlaka
Anzahl der Seiten11
BandIFIP AICT 386
VerlagSpringer
Erscheinungsdatum26.09.2012
Seiten338-348
ISBN (Print)978-3-642-33331-6
ISBN (elektronisch)978-3-642-33332-3
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PublikationsstatusErschienen - 26.09.2012
Veranstaltung10th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers - HCC10 2012 - Amsterdam, Niederlande
Dauer: 27.09.201228.09.2012
Konferenznummer: 10
http://dl.ifip.org/db/conf/hcc/hcc2012/index.html

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    Fachgebiete

  • Informatik - GPS, geolocation, social networks, tagging, privacy, facial recognition, locational privacy

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