Key government agency perspectives on location based services regulation

Roba Abbas; Katina Michael; Michael Michael; Rob Nicholls

doi:10.1016/j.clsr.2015.08.004

Key government agency perspectives on location based services regulation

Roba Abbas, Katina Michael, Michael Michael, Rob Nicholls

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Abstract

The increased prevalence of location based services has raised a number of sociotechnical issues, especially in respect of the privacy expectations of individuals. Although there have been assessments of the regulatory environment regarding location based services, the research presented in this article engaged key government agency stakeholders, rather than end-users. In doing so, it provides a contribution that complements the work with end users provided by others. The article also considers the policy context for location based services regulation. It does this by describing the policy-making processes in Australia in order to provide a context for the views of government agency stakeholders. The article analyses official statements received from privacy-related and emergencyrelated government agencies in Australia in order to assess stakeholder views.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	736-748
Number of pages	13
Journal	Computer Law and Security Review
Volume	31
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2015.08.004
State	Published - Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Government agency perspectives
LBS
LBS legislation
LBS regulation
Location based services
Regulation
Regulatory design

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Business, Management and Accounting
Computer Networks and Communications
Law

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