A blog post by SalingerPrivacy Principal Anna Johnston, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, writes location data is considered sensitive by most people across continents and cultures. Sharing that data makes them feel “stressed, nervous or vulnerable, triggering fears of burglaries, spying, stalkers and digital or physical harm.” Organizations collecting or using location data should treat it as “personal information” and “apply the relevant privacy principles, regardless of whether de-identification techniques have already been applied,” she writes.
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