An Architecture for Location and Location Privacy in Internet Applications
RFC 6280, “An Architecture for Location and Location Privacy in Internet Applications”, is a Best Current Practice document published in July 2011 by R. Barnes, M. Lepinski, A. Cooper, J. Morris, H. Tschofenig, H. Schulzrinne. It updates RFC 3693, RFC 3694. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Location-based services (such as navigation applications, emergency services, and 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. This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.
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Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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