> For this second reason, Target is the right term to use when
> discussing privacy. A Target is any entity that the location
> information _could_ refer to, and who might have a stake in ensuring
> that the information is protected.
>
I'm fairly certain this is the reason why Target is used in geopriv-
arch -- because one of the primary motivations for writing the
document was to explain the privacy architecture at a high level.
> The arch document should recognize the distinction between the two.
> We are building tools for Devices that aren't applicable in the
> general sense to Targets. However, we need the generic "Target"
> label.
I will take a look through and see where it makes sense in the
document to use Device instead of Target.
Alissa
>
> --Martin
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: geopriv-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:geopriv-bounces@ietf.org] On
>> Behalf Of Tschofenig, Hannes (NSN - FI/Espoo)
>> Sent: Saturday, 22 August 2009 4:13 AM
>> To: geopriv@ietf.org
>> Subject: [Geopriv] Device vs. Target Terminology
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> the 'device' vs 'target' terminology from
>> http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3693.txt is confusing for me, see:
>>
>> Target:
>> The entity whose location is desired by the Location
>> Recipient.
>> In many cases the Target will be the human "user" of a Device
>> or an object such as a vehicle or shipping container to which
>> the Device is attached. In some instances the Target will be
>> the Device itself.
>>
>> Device:
>> The technical device whereby the location is tracked as a
>> proxy
>> for the location of a Target.
>>
>> In http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-geopriv-arch-00.txt we talk
>> about
>> the Target but the device terminology is gone:
>>
>> Target: An individual or other entity whose location is sought in
>> the Geopriv architecture. The Target is the entity whose
>> privacy
>> Geopriv seeks to protect.
>>
>> [Btw, I only refer to entity instead of individual as in our protocol
>> mechanisms there are no 'humans' as such only identifiers.]
>>
>> The problem is that we use the term 'device' in our documents.
>> Examples:
>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-geopriv-http-location-delivery-15
>> http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-winterbottom-geopriv-held-identity-
>> extens
>> ions-09.txt
>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-sipcore-location-conveyance-01
>> (Actually, we sometimes use Target and sometimes Device.)
>>
>> The differentiation between Target and Device only makes sense if
>> there
>> is a clear difference between the two.
>>
>> My question: Should we stick with the terminology used in
>> draft-ietf-geopriv-arch-00.txt and not use device anymore? This would
>> require us to run a find/replace action over a few of our documents.
>>
>> Ciao
>> Hannes
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