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Reviewed 26 October 2026. Original publication date retained: 2025-01-19.
Location records can reveal more about a person than a contact list does. An audit can follow who obtains the information, how it is used and which suppliers can access it.
Questions to follow in an audit
- Who has authorised each use of the location information?
- How are supplier access and onward disclosure checked?
- What evidence shows that access is removed when no longer needed?
Connect the records with practice
Sample one supplier account, its approval, the access actually available and the record of a subsequent review.
These are illustrative audit trails, not findings about a named organisation, technical instructions or a guarantee of a particular result. The appropriate evidence depends on the activities, risks and agreed scope. The organisation remains responsible for its operations and legal obligations.
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Further reading: ISO information security.