The document discusses a privacy-preserving location-based query solution called EPLQ, which allows users to securely perform spatial range queries for points of interest (POIs) without compromising their location privacy. It introduces a predicate-only encryption scheme and privacy-preserving tree index to enhance query efficiency and security while addressing challenges related to querying encrypted location-based service data. Experiments demonstrate its effectiveness, making it suitable for smartphones and highlighting potential applications in similar privacy-preserving queries.