Why location (GPS) data should be encrypted
A vehicle's position reveals more than it first appears — where a company does business, where an employee lives, which routes deliveries take. That is exactly why encrypting GPS data is a necessity. Let's look at why it matters and how SaveTrack protects location data.
Why location data is sensitive
The decision to encrypt GPS data follows from a simple fact: a vehicle's position history is highly sensitive information. Routes reveal where a company's customers are, where its suppliers are based, how often it travels somewhere and where it parks overnight.
In the wrong hands such data can be misused for competitive snooping, for planning a vehicle theft or for following a specific person. Protecting location data is therefore not a needless luxury but a basic part of responsible vehicle tracking.
What it means that data is stored encrypted
At SaveTrack, location data is always stored encrypted. In practice that means it never sits in the database in readable form — instead of coordinates and routes there is only unreadable ciphertext.
Every customer also has their own encryption key, so one client's data is cryptographically separated from everyone else's. The encryption keys are guarded separately from the data itself, which makes any attempt at misuse considerably harder.
What happens if the database leaks
Imagine the worst case — an attacker gets hold of the database. If the data is stored in readable form, they obtain the complete movement history of every vehicle. That is every company's nightmare.
With encrypted storage the situation is entirely different: a database leak yields only unreadable ciphertext. Without the corresponding keys the stolen data is worthless to the attacker. Encryption thus turns a potential catastrophe into an incident with no real impact on your vehicles' privacy.
Modern, bank-grade ciphers
The quality of the protection depends on the encryption methods used. SaveTrack builds on modern, thoroughly vetted algorithms — XChaCha20-Poly1305 for encrypting data and Argon2id for secure key derivation.
This is the same level of protection you know from banking. These algorithms are designed to withstand even targeted attacks and to remain secure into the future.
Encryption and GDPR compliance
Encrypting location data is not only a technical question but a legal one. The GDPR requires appropriate protection of personal data, and the position of a vehicle driven by an employee clearly counts as personal data.
Thanks to encrypted storage SaveTrack is GDPR-compliant and helps companies meet their obligations when processing data. The customer gains not only convenient tracking but also the assurance that their vehicle data is protected to the appropriate standard.
FAQ
Is my GPS data encrypted in SaveTrack?
Yes. Location data is always stored encrypted — it never sits in the database in readable form. Every customer has their own encryption key and the keys are guarded separately from the data.
What happens if someone steals the database?
They would obtain only unreadable ciphertext. Without the corresponding encryption keys the data is worthless to an attacker, so a database leak does not mean your routes leak.
Which encryption methods does SaveTrack use?
We use the modern algorithms XChaCha20-Poly1305 for encrypting data and Argon2id for secure key derivation. This is protection at the level you know from banking.
Is location encryption GDPR-compliant?
Yes. Encrypted storage of location data helps meet GDPR requirements for appropriate protection of personal data, since a vehicle's position is sensitive information.
Does every customer get separate protection?
Yes. Every customer has their own encryption key, so individual clients' data is cryptographically separated from one another.
Do you care about the security of your vehicle data? SaveTrack stores location encrypted and GDPR-compliant — from €6 a month. Write to info@savetrack.sk or call +421 908 918 880.
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