Location-Based Services (LBSs) build upon geographic information to provide users with location-dependent functionalities. In such a context, it is particularly important that geographic locations claimed by users are trustworthy. Centralized verification approaches proposed in the last few years are not satisfactory, as they entail a high risk to the privacy of users. In this paper, we present and evaluate a novel decentralized, infrastructure-independent proof-of-location scheme based on blockchain technology. Our scheme guarantees both location trustworthiness and user privacy preservation.
Blockchain-Based Proof of Location / Amoretti, Michele; Brambilla, G.; Medioli, Francesco; Zanichelli, F.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2018), pp. 146-153. (Intervento presentato al convegno 3rd International Workshop on Blockchain, Smart Contracts, and Digital Society tenutosi a Lisbona, Portogallo nel 16-20 Luglio 2018) [10.1109/QRS-C.2018.00038].
Blockchain-Based Proof of Location
M. Amoretti.;G. Brambilla;MEDIOLI, FRANCESCO;F. Zanichelli
2018-01-01
Abstract
Location-Based Services (LBSs) build upon geographic information to provide users with location-dependent functionalities. In such a context, it is particularly important that geographic locations claimed by users are trustworthy. Centralized verification approaches proposed in the last few years are not satisfactory, as they entail a high risk to the privacy of users. In this paper, we present and evaluate a novel decentralized, infrastructure-independent proof-of-location scheme based on blockchain technology. Our scheme guarantees both location trustworthiness and user privacy preservation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
