Comparing Sources of Location Data from Android Smartphones

Spreitzenbarth M, Schmitt S, Freiling F (2012)


Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2012

Journal

Publisher: Springer Verlag

Edited Volumes: Advances in Digital Forensics VIII

City/Town: New York

Book Volume: 383

Pages Range: 143-157

ISBN: 9783642339615

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33962-2_10

Abstract

It is well-known that, for various reasons, smartphone operating systems persistently store location data in local storage. Less well-known is the fact that various network applications (apps) do this too. This paper considers the issue if location data extracted from mobile phones can replace or complement the location data obtained from network operators. Experiments with Android smartphones reveal that location data stored on the phones is often much more precise than the rather coarse-grained data stored by network operators. However, the availability of location data on smartphones varies considerably compared with the data stored by network operators. © 2012 IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.

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APA:

Spreitzenbarth, M., Schmitt, S., & Freiling, F. (2012). Comparing Sources of Location Data from Android Smartphones. In Peterson, Bert ; Shenoi, Sujeet (Eds.), Advances in Digital Forensics VIII. (pp. 143-157). New York: Springer Verlag.

MLA:

Spreitzenbarth, Michael, Sven Schmitt, and Felix Freiling. "Comparing Sources of Location Data from Android Smartphones." Advances in Digital Forensics VIII. Ed. Peterson, Bert ; Shenoi, Sujeet, New York: Springer Verlag, 2012. 143-157.

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