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This research addresses privacy concerns in traditional ride-sharing applications by proposing a decentralized solution leveraging blockchain technology and smart contracts, complemented by spatial cloaking techniques. Conventional ride-sharing platforms rely on centralized intermediaries, exposing user location data to potential breaches. Our approach enhances system resilience, reducing the risk of network-wide disruption in the event of an attack. Spatial cloaking within smart contracts conceals location data from unauthorized access, significantly improving privacy protection. Our findings show improved system security with a effective deployment cost of gas units and an effective transaction cost of gas units, leading to faster blockchain block hashing. This research offers a promising path towards decentralized ride-sharing, combining blockchain and spatial cloaking for enhanced user privacy while maintaining system efficiency and security.
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Fadhil, M., Sukarno, P., Wardana, A.A. (2024). Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Solution Through Blockchain Smart Contracts and Spatial Cloaking for Ride Sharing Application. In: Arai, K. (eds) Intelligent Computing. SAI 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1019. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62273-1_24
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