The regulatory considerations and ethical dilemmas of location-based services (LBS): A literature review

Information Technology and People

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-20

  Abbas, Roba ^a   Michael, Katina ^a   Michael, MG ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethics; LBS; Legal aspects of IT; Literature review; Location based services; Regulation deregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893500409     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/ITP-12-2012-0156     Document Type: Review

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