TY - GEN
T1 - Monitoring people using location-based social networking and its negative impact on trust
T2 - 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2011
AU - Fusco, Sarah Jean
AU - Michael, Katina
AU - Aloudat, Anas
AU - Abbas, Roba
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2011 IEEE.
PY - 2015/7/15
Y1 - 2015/7/15
N2 - Location based social networking (LBSN) applications are part of a new suite of social networking tools. LBSN is the convergence between location based services (LBS) and online social networking (OSN). LBSN applications offer users the ability to look up the location of another friend remotely using a smart phone, desktop or other device, anytime and anywhere. Users invite their friends to participate in LBSN and there is a process of consent that follows. This paper explores the potential impact of LBSN upon trust in society. It looks at the willingness of individuals to share their location data with family, friends, co-workers, the government, commercial entities and even strangers. The study used focus groups to collect data, and a qualitative approach towards analysis. The findings of the paper indicate that while most people are willing to share their real-time physical location with persons that they trust (e.g. family and close friends), they are generally reluctant to share such data with co-workers, government agencies and commercial entities. Even within the family context, people set limits to transparency depending on their personal circumstances (e.g. the parent-child relationship is quite different to the sibling relationship).
AB - Location based social networking (LBSN) applications are part of a new suite of social networking tools. LBSN is the convergence between location based services (LBS) and online social networking (OSN). LBSN applications offer users the ability to look up the location of another friend remotely using a smart phone, desktop or other device, anytime and anywhere. Users invite their friends to participate in LBSN and there is a process of consent that follows. This paper explores the potential impact of LBSN upon trust in society. It looks at the willingness of individuals to share their location data with family, friends, co-workers, the government, commercial entities and even strangers. The study used focus groups to collect data, and a qualitative approach towards analysis. The findings of the paper indicate that while most people are willing to share their real-time physical location with persons that they trust (e.g. family and close friends), they are generally reluctant to share such data with co-workers, government agencies and commercial entities. Even within the family context, people set limits to transparency depending on their personal circumstances (e.g. the parent-child relationship is quite different to the sibling relationship).
KW - context-aware services
KW - ethics
KW - location based services
KW - location based social networking
KW - mobile commerce
KW - online social networking
KW - relationships
KW - social implications
KW - trust
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U2 - 10.1109/ISTAS.2011.7160597
DO - 10.1109/ISTAS.2011.7160597
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84942907326
T3 - International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings
BT - 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2011
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 23 May 2011 through 25 May 2011
ER -