Computer Science & Technology

Algorithms to Generate Location Privacy Area Based on Location Privacy Protection with Spatial Cloaking

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  • School of Computer Science and Engineering,South China University of Technology,Guangzhou 510006,Guangdong,China
徐红云(1967-),女,博士,教授,主要从事网络安全与隐私研究.

Received date: 2013-05-16

  Revised date: 2013-10-20

  Online published: 2013-12-01

Supported by

国家自然科学基金面上项目(61272403);华南理工大学学生研究计划项目(SRP20132685)

Abstract

In order to improve the switching success rate of location privacy area and thus realize personalized loca-tion privacy protection,two new algorithms to generate location privacy area,namely the primary centroid- offset al-gorithm and the advanced centroid- offset algorithm,are proposed based on the location privacy protection with spa-tial cloaking.The primary centroid- offset algorithm generates the switched location privacy area through offsettingthe centroid of location privacy area before switching, with an offset amplitude being determined by the distributionof neighbor users.The advanced centroid- offset algorithm moves the centroid of switched location privacy area out ofthe one before switching,and,according to the distribution of neighbor users,it generates the switched locationprivacy area without overlapping the one before switching.Experimental results show that,under center attacks,the switching success rate of the primary centroid- offset algorithm is more than 90%,while that of the advancedcentroid- offset algorithm is close to 100%; and that,under indiscriminate attacks,the switching success rate of theadvanced centroid- offset algorithm is also close to 100%.

Cite this article

Xu Hong- yun Xu Jun Gong Yu- jing Xu Meng- zhen . Algorithms to Generate Location Privacy Area Based on Location Privacy Protection with Spatial Cloaking[J]. Journal of South China University of Technology(Natural Science), 2014 , 42(1) : 93 -103 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-565X.2014.01.017

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