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Geoprivacy, Convenience, and the Pursuit of Anonymity in Digital Cities
Urban Informatics
(2021)
Abstract
Cities demand spatial efficiencies that can be achieved only through sharing of information. Current technologies support collection, processing, and dissemination of unprecedented quantities of personal, public, and corporate information. Inherent in this milieu is an inevitable contest among societal efficiency, corporate profits, consumer convenience, personal privacy, and even freedom. The authors examine current trends in technology, data collection, legislation, and public acceptance. They find that without broad specific regulations limiting location data collection and use—including a universal protected right for individuals to pursue anonymity—governments, commercial enterprises, employers, and individuals increasingly will exploit tracking technologies at the expense of geoprivacy.
Keywords
- Geospatial Data,
- Geoprivacy,
- Geoslavery,
- Urban Space,
- Societal Efficiency,
- Anonymity
Publication Date
2021
Editor
Wenzhong Shi, Michael F. Goodchild, Michael Batty, Mei-Po Kwan and Anshu Zhang
Publisher
Springer
Series
The Urban Book Series
ISBN
ISBN 978-981-15-8982-9
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8983-6
Citation Information
Jerome E. Dobson and William A. Herbert. "Geoprivacy, Convenience, and the Pursuit of Anonymity in Digital Cities" lstSingaporeUrban Informatics (2021) p. 567 - 587 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/william_herbert/46/
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