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Android Application For Decentralized Family Locator Deepika K1 Dept of MCA, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering And Technology, Karnataka, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------that users have little control over their own personal Abstract - Android Application for Decentralized Family
information. It is also less secure because if the app is hacked, all of the data is lost, whereas this is not the case with a decentralized app because it is distributed across a network. Additionally, it allows people more control over their personal data. The presented decentralized networking is based on open-source technologies. A Decentralized Application (dApp) is a programme or application that runs on the block chain network. A dApp GPS Tracker is a sort of decentralized application that tracks the user's location. The primary goal of this project is to create a safe location tracking system for friends and family members.
Locator is a application that would eliminate the need for a central server and allow family members to see the whereabouts of other family members in real-time. Families with members who frequently travel or who reside in several locations throughout the world might find this to be extremely helpful. The programme would locate each family member using the GPS capabilities of their phone and would automatically update the position data. Family members would be able to communicate with one another by sending messages and viewing each other's locations on a map. This decentralized Application promises the highest levels of data protection, and accuracy .Despite the fact that numerous program with a similar function are available, they are all under the jurisdiction of one single entity, which has complete control over all data.
2. Existing System Currently available Android family locator apps only focus on using GPS to track the location of a family member and then sharing that information with the rest of the family. This can be done in real time or by tracking the whereabouts over time and then informing the family. It also has a security disadvantage.
The security of user data is undermined or compromised if the central authority fails, and there is a possibility that data will be wiped. This decentralized Application makes use of blockchain technology in the backend to overcome this problem. Blockchain is a distributed ledger with several benefits over a centralized organization. Blockchain guarantees that data is easily accessible across numerous nodes, that data is tamper proof and user have control over the application.
Disadvantages: • It is challenging for the other family members to locate a lost family member. • The app's potential to drain your phone's battery is another drawback. To continuously track the where abouts of family members, the software consumes a lot of battery life.
Key Words: GPS, Decentralized Application, Blockchain, Android Application.
•Individuals may easily have their personal information taken and face numerous privacy difficulties.
1. INTRODUCTION People nowadays expect information about the where abouts of anything for tracking purposes, thanks to recent technical advancements in modern science. We currently desire additional location-based services in order to be more advanced and to save time and money. GPS is a technology that is already in place and that anyone can use without restriction.
3. Proposed System We are developing a decentralized family location app for Android to address current issues. For starters, because the programme is decentralized, it is much more difficult for someone to get into the system and track users' locations without their consent. Second, because the programme is decentralized, it does not rely on a single server, reducing the likelihood of downtime. There are numerous centralized families locating apps accessible, but a new generation of apps is starting to emerge that use decentralized technologies. This means that the app stores and manages data across a network of dispersed servers rather than a single server. This provides a number of benefits, including improved security and privacy as well as increased resilience in the case of server outage.
Having the ability to use GPS to construct this system, we will require a GPS device to compute the location using GPS data. As a result, we chose an Android device to make these computations because it is inexpensive and provides a variety of functions, including GPS service. As a result, this system was created to track a person's whereabouts using block chain technology, which offers greater benefits and security. The current family locator app is centralized, which means
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