Little Springs Design LBS recommendations

Little Springs Design has a nice overview of LBS recommendations.

• Alert the user (replicates an Ortiz recommendation) that data is being collected - manage the privacy notice well
• Give the user control (expands an Ortiz recommendation) about whether to collect data
  • For safety applications, turning location tracking off should be difficult, with lots of confirmations
  • For convenience applications, turning location tracking off should be easy
• Ensure that there is a visual flag for ongoing data collection, especially for background applications (especially important if your application obscures the device’s status icons, but relevant regardless)
• Protect the data (replicates an Ortiz recommendation)
  • Data on device should not be discoverable by other applications (a determined hacker can take apart the data on the device, so go ahead and encrypt it)
  • Data transmitted should be encrypted
  • Data stored on server should be protected"