Abstract
Analyzing pedestrian dynamics has since long been an active and practical field of interest. Since the introduction of, in particular, smartphones, various organizations saw a simple means for automatically measuring pedestrian dynamics. The basic idea is simple: network packets sent by WiFi-enabled devices can be collected by sensors and by extracting the unique MAC address from each packet, it should be possible to count how many devices are detected by a single sensor, as well as how devices move between sensors. Although this approach has been commercially deployed for many years, it is now largely forbidden (at least in the EU) due to obvious privacy infringements. In this paper, we address challenges and some potential solutions to automated measurement of pedestrian movements while protecting privacy. The results come from learning the hard way: having run experiments extensively over the past years, we have gradually gained considerable insight in what is possible and what may lie ahead.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems - 22nd IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference, DAIS 2022, Held as Part of the 17th International Federated Conference on Distributed Computing Techniques, DisCoTec 2022, Proceedings |
Editors | David Eyers, Spyros Voulgaris |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 187-199 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Volume | 13272 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-031-16092-9 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-031-16091-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Sept 2022 |
Event | 22nd IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference on Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems, DAIS 2022 - Lucca, Italy Duration: 13 Jun 2022 → 17 Jun 2022 Conference number: 22 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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Publisher | Springer |
Volume | 13272 |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
Conference | 22nd IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference on Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems, DAIS 2022 |
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Abbreviated title | DAIS 2022 |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Lucca |
Period | 13/06/22 → 17/06/22 |
Other | Held as part of the 17th International Federated Conference on Distributed Computing Techniques, DisCoTec 2022 |
Keywords
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