Techniques for trusted location application and location provider communications

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor component;
• and
• a location provider for execution by the processor component comprising:
• a location baseband to determine a current location in a venue based on wireless signals received from a location network of the venue;
• a verification component to verify a trusted location application associated with the venue based on credentials received from the location network and the trusted location application;
• and
• an encryption component to encrypt location information indicating the current location and convey the location information to the trusted location application through a location manager interposed between the location provider and the trusted location application based on verification of the trusted location application.

An apparatus comprising:

• an antenna;
• an interface coupled to the antenna to receive wireless signals from a location network of a venue;
• a processor component;
• and
• a location provider for execution by the processor component comprising:
• a location baseband coupled to the interface to determine a current location in the venue based on the wireless signals;
• a verification component to verify a trusted location application associated with the venue based on credentials received from the location network and the trusted location application;
• and
• an encryption component to encrypt location information indicating the current location and convey the location information to the trusted location application through a location manager interposed between the location provider and the trusted location application based on verification of the trusted location application.

A computing-implemented method comprising:

• determining at a mobile device a current location of the mobile device in a venue based on wireless signals received from a location network of the venue;
• receiving at the mobile device first credentials from the location network;
• verifying a trusted location application of the mobile device using the first credentials and second credentials of the trusted location application;
• and
• encrypting location information indicating the current location and conveying the location information to the trusted location application through a location manager of the mobile device based on verification of the trusted location application.

At least one machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• determine at a mobile device a current location of the mobile device in a venue based on wireless signals received from a location network of the venue;
• receive at the mobile device first credentials from the location network;
• verify a trusted location application of the mobile device using the first credentials and second credentials of the trusted location application;
• and
• encrypt location information indicating the current location and convey the location information to the trusted location application through a location manager of the mobile device based on verification of the trusted location application.