Location privacy: what problems - which solutions?
summary
Panel argues location data creates new granular surveillance: 6.3 billion mobile phones emit continuous traces that can reveal religion, networks, movement across borders and even endanger people in sub‑Saharan Africa; examples include post‑earthquake Haiti sharing and state‑level location targeting in protests. Legal gaps center on consent versus contract and purpose reuse; technical fixes range from obfuscation vs cryptography (public‑key, homomorphic, PIR) to accountability and the half‑life of data notion about permanent downstream reuse.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and panel overview
- 3:14Development studies perspectives
- 8:27EU legal frameworks
- 13:48Balancing business and privacy
- 18:45Technological challenges
- 24:41Moderated discussion
- 54:08Audience Q&A
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