An Architecture for Location and Location Privacy in Internet Applications

Hi all, 

I would like to point you to a GEOPRIV document that describes the IETF
location privacy architecture. 

Comments are appreciated. 

Ciao
Hannes

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>This draft is a work item of the Geographic Location/Privacy 
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>	Title           : An Architecture for Location and 
>Location Privacy in Internet Applications
>	Author(s)       : R. Barnes, et al.
>	Filename        : draft-ietf-geopriv-arch-00.txt
>	Pages           : 42
>	Date            : 2009-07-09
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>Location-based services (such as navigation applications, 
>emergency services, management of equipment in the field) need 
>geographic location information about Internet hosts, their 
>users, and other related entities.  These applications need to 
>securely gather and transfer location information for location 
>services, and at the same time protect the privacy of the 
>individuals involved.  This document describes an architecture 
>for privacy-preserving location-based services in the 
>Internet, focusing on authorization, security, and privacy 
>requirements for the data formats and protocols used by these services.
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