LOCATION-BASED SERVICES: DEVELOPMENTS AND PRIVACY ISSUES

LOCATION-BASED SERVICES: DEVELOPMENTS AND PRIVACY ISSUES

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: LOCATION-BASED SERVICES: AN OVERVIEW OF OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. INTRODUCTION

III. THE FCC’S ROLE IN PRIVACY REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT

IV.

V. FCC FORUM ON LOCATION-BASED SERVICES

VI. PRIVACY ISSUES FOR LBS

VII. RECENT GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B: AGENDA

Chapter 2: IN-CAR LOCATION-BASED SERVICES: COMPANIES ARE TAKING STEPS TO PROTECT PRIVACY, BUT SOME RISKS MAY NOT BE CLEAR TO CONSUMERS

WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY

WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS

WHAT GAO FOUND

ABBREVIATIONS

BACKGROUND

SELECTED COMPANIES STATED THAT THEY PRIMARILY COLLECT AND SHARE LOCATION DATA TO PROVIDE AND IMPROVE CONSUMER SERVICES

SELECTED COMPANIES HAVE IMPLEMENTED SOME RECOMMENDED PRACTICES, BUT THE EXTENT TO WHICH CONSUMERS’ PRIVACY COULD BE AT RISK MAY NOT BE CLEAR

AGENCY COMMENTS

APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY

INDEX