A MADM Location Privacy Protection Method Based on Blockchain

Abstract

Location-based services make life easier, but they also involve privacy leakage issues. Many location privacy protection algorithms have been proposed to protect the privacy of users. However, these algorithms are usually based on theoretical data, and there are no actual user data to support studies of location privacy protection. To address this problem, we introduce a credit value, convert credit data from users into credit values using the multiple-attribute decision making (MADM) algorithm, store the credit values and transaction information from the anonymous zone construction process in conjunction with a blockchain, and propose a credit value reward and punishment mechanism that treats anonymous zone construction as a two-party game between the requestor and participant. In this game, a credit value reward and punishment mechanism is used to constrain undesirable behaviors. Through simulation experiments, it is verified that the method can be applied in practical scenarios, effectively constrain undesirable user behaviors, quickly construct anonymous zones, and reduce the probability of user location leakage issues.

Keywords

• Location-based services
• blockchain
• anonymous zone
• MADM algorithm
• credit value reward and punishment mechanism