Independent report

Public Dialogue on location data ethics

The Geospatial Commission publishes the findings of its public dialogue on location data ethics highlighting public attitudes about location data.

• From: Cabinet Office and Geospatial Commission
• Published: 16 December 2021
• Last updated: 23 February 2022 — See all updates

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Public dialogue on location data ethics -engagement report

PDF, 9.1 MB, 69 pages

Public dialogue on location data ethics -engagement report - appendices

PDF, 5.99 MB, 66 pages

Public dialogue on location data ethics - Foreword and Executive Summary

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Geospatial Commission location data ethics survey results

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Details

In December 2021, the Geospatial Commission published the findings of its independent public dialogue on location data ethics. The project was launched in March and was co-funded by UK Research and Innovation’s Sciencewise programme.

The report (pdf, 9.1 MB), delivered by public dialogue and data specialists Traverse and the Ada Lovelace Institute, identifies and unpacks views from members of the public about the ethical use of location data and opportunities for growing public trust in its use.

The Geospatial Commission commissioned YouGov Plc. to conduct a quantitative survey in November 2021, to build on the findings of the public dialogue and further understand the public’s perceptions of location data and the conditions for its trustworthy use.

The survey sought to build on the emerging findings of the public dialogue with a larger, nationally representative sample to create a baseline that will enable us to test trends through future surveys.

The results of the survey were published in February 2022 (ods, 379 KB) and, like the independent public dialogue report, will help shape our future policy and guidance.

We have also published a blog which sets out the findings from the survey.

Published 16 December 2021
Last updated 23 February 2022 + show all updates

1. 23 February 2022

   Added survey results and updated text in details section

2. 16 December 2021

   First published.