Spreitzenbarth M, Schmitt S, Freiling F (2012)
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Original article
Publication year: 2012
Pages Range: 143-157
Conference Proceedings Title: 8th Annual IFIP WG 11.9 International Conference on Digital Forensics
Event location: Pretoria
ISBN: 978-3-642-33962-2
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33962-2_10
Open Access Link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-33962-2_10
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.
APA:
Spreitzenbarth, M., Schmitt, S., & Freiling, F. (2012). Comparing Sources of Location Data from Android Smartphones. In 8th Annual IFIP WG 11.9 International Conference on Digital Forensics (pp. 143-157). Pretoria.
MLA:
Spreitzenbarth, Michael, Sven Schmitt, and Felix Freiling. "Comparing Sources of Location Data from Android Smartphones." Proceedings of the 8th IFIP WG 11.9 International Conference on Digital Forensics, Pretoria 2012. 143-157.
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