The Myth of Location Privacy in the United States: Surveyed Attitude Versus Current Practices

Professional Geographer

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-64

  Kar, Bandana ^a   Crowsey, Rick C ^a   Zale, Joslyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

geospatial; legal implications; location privacy; privacy law; violation

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; LEGAL SYSTEM; PERCEPTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870964984     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2012.658725     Document Type: Article

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