Question

Tracking the position of cognitive radio without ____

(a) authorization violates user privacy

(b) authorization is an adversarial attack

(c) authentication violates user privacy

(d) authentication is an adversarial attack

The question was asked during an internship interview.

My question comes from Location Awareness topic in chapter Location and Environment Awareness in Cognitive Radio of Cognitive Radio

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) authorization violates user privacy

To elaborate: Security and privacy are major points of concern in a cognitive radio. The two main threats are tracking the position of cognitive radio without authorization and adversarial attack. The former is a threat to user privacy and the latter can lead to malfunction of several location based application.