Provide a description of the merchants, government agencies, and law enforcement agencies that are collecting data using location-based tracking technologies.
A location-based service (LBS) is a software-level service that uses location data to control features. As such LBS is an information service and has many uses in social networking today as information, in entertainment or security, which is accessible with mobile devices through the mobile network and which uses information on the geographical position of the mobile device.
What are merchants using location-based tracking data for?
Merchants are using this data for seeing your buying habits through tracking your phone. So, when they are offering items or services to your they can basically give you exactly what you want or need.
What are government agencies using …show more content…
The police use location-based tracking to discriminate information such as Amber Alerts and weather advisories. If a child is missing and you are linked to being in the specific area of where the child went missing, then you can receive the alerts. This is a proactive ay to try and find a suspect based off GPS location. FEMA has an application that you can find the nearest disaster recovery centers.
What are law enforcement agencies using location-based tracking data for?
Law Enforcement agencies use location-based tracking for reporting crimes, locating criminals, and locating victims. “311” is an application that was created to allow law enforcement to collect data from users such as graffiti sites, potholes, fallen trees, etc. When this data is received they can dispatch an officer to the scene to assist or prevent more damage. Law enforcement can use these technologies to improve mission speed and deploy units to nearby incidents (M. Alderton, 2013)
Discuss why location-based tracking technologies are a threat to individual
A location-based service (LBS) is a software-level service that uses location data to control features. As such LBS is an information service and has many uses in social networking today as information, in entertainment or security, which is accessible with mobile devices through the mobile network and which uses information on the geographical position of the mobile device.
What are merchants using location-based tracking data for?
Merchants are using this data for seeing your buying habits through tracking your phone. So, when they are offering items or services to your they can basically give you exactly what you want or need.
What are government agencies using …show more content…
The police use location-based tracking to discriminate information such as Amber Alerts and weather advisories. If a child is missing and you are linked to being in the specific area of where the child went missing, then you can receive the alerts. This is a proactive ay to try and find a suspect based off GPS location. FEMA has an application that you can find the nearest disaster recovery centers.
What are law enforcement agencies using location-based tracking data for?
Law Enforcement agencies use location-based tracking for reporting crimes, locating criminals, and locating victims. “311” is an application that was created to allow law enforcement to collect data from users such as graffiti sites, potholes, fallen trees, etc. When this data is received they can dispatch an officer to the scene to assist or prevent more damage. Law enforcement can use these technologies to improve mission speed and deploy units to nearby incidents (M. Alderton, 2013)
Discuss why location-based tracking technologies are a threat to individual