Research Article

A Novel Method for Location Privacy Protection in LBS Applications

Algorithm 2

Postprocessing step.

Input: Generated area , radius , Real Rank
Output: Final area
1. Let V=vertex of area , ,
2. init A=
3. for each do
4.  Circle with radius as (v=1 to )
5. Make the tangent of
6. end for
7. A=All enclosed area
8.  
9.  if
10.   
11. for each do
12.  =Area surrounded by perpendicular bisector
   of and
13. end for
14. return