PURPOSE LIMITATION
Define the exact operational decision the data must support.
PRIVACY + CYBERSECURITY STANDARD
LOCATION DATA DESERVES
A HIGHER STANDARD.
Tracking architecture is also data-governance architecture. Define authority, minimization, access, retention, deletion, security, support, and abuse controls before deployment.
01 / PRIVACY
DATA MINIMIZATION
Collect the least location-linked data needed for the stated purpose.
AFFIRMATIVE AUTHORIZATION
Confirm ownership, authority, notice, consent, and applicable employment or legal review.
ACCESS CONTROL
Give access only to roles that need the information.
RETENTION LIMITATION
Set a justified period instead of retaining location history indefinitely.
DELETION
Define how data, exports, backups, and device records are deleted.
SHARING CONTROL
Document every processor, recipient, supplier, customer, insurer, and government route.
SENSITIVE LOCATION PROTECTION
Treat homes, healthcare, worship, schools, and intimate locations as higher-risk.
HUMAN REVIEW
Do not let automated alerts create high-impact decisions without appropriate review.
TRANSPARENCY
Explain what is tracked, why, when, who sees it, and how to challenge errors.
02 / IOT CYBERSECURITY
DEVICE IDENTIFICATION
Each device should be uniquely identified and managed.
AUTHORIZED CONFIGURATION
Configuration changes require authenticated and authorized access.
DATA PROTECTION
Protect stored and transmitted data according to the deployment risk.
INTERFACE ACCESS
Review APIs, ports, local interfaces, dashboards, and service accounts.
SECURE SOFTWARE UPDATE
Require authenticated updates, integrity checks, rollback planning, and support periods.
CYBERSECURITY-STATE AWARENESS
The system should communicate security state, failures, and relevant events.
DEVICE INTEGRITY
Evaluate boot, firmware, tamper, and compromise detection capabilities.
CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT
Avoid shared default credentials and define rotation and recovery.
VULNERABILITY HANDLING
Require a disclosure route, remediation process, and supported lifetime.
DECOMMISSIONING
Remove credentials, keys, data, accounts, and integrations at end of life.
PROHIBITED + HIGH-RISK USES
NO COVERT TRACKING WORKFLOW.
DistanceTrak stops before technical recommendations when a visitor selects covert person tracking, intimate-partner tracking, unauthorized property tracking, hidden employee monitoring, or bypassing safety alerts. The prohibited selection is not saved, exported, logged, analyzed, or transmitted.
TEST THE AUTHORIZATION BOUNDARY