Vertical Fragmentation of Location Information to Enable Location Privacy in Pervasive Computing

International Journal of Ambient Systems and Applications (IJASA)

Vol.1, No.1, March 2013 11

VERTICAL FRAGMENTATION OF LOCATION INFORMATION TO ENABLE LOCATION PRIVACY IN PERVASIVE COMPUTING

Jeeva Susan Jacob1 and Preetha K.G2 1 Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Rajagiri Valley, Cochin, India jeevasj27@gmail.com 2 Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Rajagiri Valley, Cochin, India preetha_kg@rajagiritech.ac.in

ABSTRACT

The aim of the development of Pervasive computing was to simplify our lives by integrating communication technologies into real life. Location aware computing which is evolved from pervasive computing performs services which are dependent on the location of the user or his communication device. The advancements in this area have led to major revolutions in various application areas, especially mass advertisements. It has long been evident that privacy of personal information, in this case location of the user, is rather a touchy subject with most people. This paper explores the Location Privacy issue in location aware computing. Vertical fragmentation of the stored location information of users has been proposed as an effective solution for this issue.

KEYWORDS:

Pervasive Computing, Location Aware Computing, Location Privacy, Privacy issues, Vertical Fragmentation, Ubiquitous Computing.