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This chapter introduces the basic concepts and the current research status of location privacy issues in mobile applications. It spans four aspects of study: the definition of location privacy, attacks and adversaries, people’s view about the location privacy, and the current status of location-based applications. Through this comprehensive introduction, all the interrelated aspects of location privacy are integrated into a unified framework.

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  1. La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia

    Bo Liu

  2. School of Software, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia

    Wanlei Zhou & Tianqing Zhu

  3. School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia

    Yong Xiang

  4. School of Internet of Things, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China

    Kun Wang

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Liu, B., Zhou, W., Zhu, T., Xiang, Y., Wang, K. (2018). Introduction. In: Location Privacy in Mobile Applications. SpringerBriefs on Cyber Security Systems and Networks. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1705-7_1

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