Privacy implications of automated GPS tracking and profiling

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 39-46

  Iqbal, Muhammad ^a   Lim, Samsung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION; GPS TRACKING; HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS; SMART CAR; VALUE ADDED SERVICE; VEHICLE NAVIGATION;

ANALOG COMPUTERS; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; MACHINE COMPONENTS; NAVIGATION; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; PARKING; TOLL HIGHWAYS;

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 77953099672     PISSN: 02780097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MTS.2010.937031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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