‘Informed’ consent in popular location based services and digital sovereignty

IF 1.2 Q4 TELECOMMUNICATIONS Journal of Location Based Services Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI:10.1080/17489725.2021.2017495

Jerome Dreyer, Sven Heitmann, Felix Erdmann, Gernot Bauer, C. Kray

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ABSTRACT In many countries, informed consent is required before a service provider can collect personal data from a user. For location-based services (LBS), this applies in particular to personal location information, which can enable deep inferences about a person. In this paper, we present a systematic analysis of how informed consent for the collection of personal location information is obtained in 40 popular LBS on each of the two largest app stores. Two independent raters assessed the content, structure and design of the dialogues shown by apps to obtain consent from users. Based on their assessment, we identified common approaches used across and within different app categories and platforms, including the frequent use of ‘dark patterns’. We highlight key issues arising from these common designs, discuss specific gaps in the procedure of obtaining informed consent and propose improvements to that procedure. In addition, we consider current practice in the context of enabling digital sovereignty with respect to personal location information. Our findings can shape the design and evaluation of informed consent procedures for future LBS in research and practice.

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基于位置的流行服务和数字主权的“知情”同意

在许多国家，服务提供商在收集用户个人数据之前需要知情同意。对于基于位置的服务(LBS)，这尤其适用于个人位置信息，它可以对一个人进行深度推断。在本文中，我们对如何在两个最大的应用程序商店的40个流行LBS中获得收集个人位置信息的知情同意进行了系统分析。两名独立评分者评估了应用程序显示的对话的内容、结构和设计，以获得用户的同意。根据他们的评估，我们确定了不同应用类别和平台之间使用的常用方法，包括频繁使用的“暗模式”。我们强调了这些共同设计中产生的关键问题，讨论了获得知情同意程序中的具体差距，并提出了改进该程序的建议。此外，我们考虑在个人位置信息方面实现数字主权的背景下的现行做法。我们的研究结果可以塑造未来LBS研究和实践中知情同意程序的设计和评估。

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Journal of Location Based Services TELECOMMUNICATIONS-

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期刊介绍： The aim of this interdisciplinary and international journal is to provide a forum for the exchange of original ideas, techniques, designs and experiences in the rapidly growing field of location based services on networked mobile devices. It is intended to interest those who design, implement and deliver location based services in a wide range of contexts. Published research will span the field from location based computing and next-generation interfaces through telecom location architectures to business models and the social implications of this technology. The diversity of content echoes the extended nature of the chain of players required to make location based services a reality.