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

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Pages 47-64 | Received 01 Oct 2010, Accepted 01 Jul 2011, Published online: 09 Mar 2012
 

Abstract

In the United States, legal steps have been taken to protect personal privacy, which is viewed as an individual's fundamental right. Location privacy (i.e., protection of personal and location information), however, has not received equal attention in the legal system. Given the recent popularity of location-based services (e.g., cell phones), it is possible to obtain an individual's location information easily and precisely. An investigation of public perception of privacy in the United States indicated that survey responders (1) were unaware of legal implications of location privacy violation and (2) believed that there should be location privacy protection similar to that provided by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

En Estados Unidos se han emprendido acciones legales para proteger la privacidad personal, considerada como un derecho fundamental del individuo. Sin embargo, la privacidad locacional (esto es, la protección de la información sobre localización personal) no ha recibido igual atención en el sistema legal. Tomando en cuenta la reciente popularidad de servicios basados en localización (e.g., teléfonos celulares), ahora es posible obtener de manera fácil y precisa información sobre la localización de un individuo. Una investigacion sobre la percepción pública de la privacidad en los Estados Unidos indica que quienes respondieron la encuesta, (1) ignoraban las implicaciones legales de la violación de la privacidad locacional y (2) creían que debería haber una protección de la privacidad locacional similar a la que otorgan la Ley de Portabilidad y Responsabilidad del Seguro de Salud y la Ley de Derechos Educativos de la Familia y Privacidad.

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