GenAI-Powered Analysis of GIS App Privacy Policies for GDPR Compliance

This paper presents an AI-based analysis of privacy policies in geographic information systems applications (called GIS apps) on the Android platform, with a focus on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The study utilizes the GenAI - Chat-GPT model to examine the linguistic and structural aspects of privacy policies, identifying their adherence to or deviation from GDPR Article 5 principles. Unlike previous research, which predominantly focused on the technical compliance of mobile applications, this study delves into the qualitative assessment of privacy policies, evaluating their clarity and compliance. The research reveals the multifaceted nature of privacy challenges in GIS apps and highlights the gap in current literature regarding the quality of privacy policy writing. The integration of advanced AI methods in this study not only enhances traditional compliance checking techniques but also provides a novel perspective in legal and regulatory analysis. By focusing on GIS applications within the Android ecosystem, the paper contributes to a better understanding of how GDPR principles are incorporated into privacy policies and addresses the unique privacy challenges posed by location data.