brotherhood of LAN
msg:4529063 | 7:35 pm on Dec 17, 2012 (gmt 0) |
More info on Firefox geo location preference [mozilla.org...]
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SevenCubed
msg:4529166 | 2:46 am on Dec 18, 2012 (gmt 0) |
I've read the info on this from that link you posted and it appears it's a rather useless feature from the perspective that websites that are willing to play nice and request permission are probably not the ones to be concerned about. Whereas those that are intent on tracking your movements throughout the day (mobile users) are not going to let a browser setting stop them? Or is this a feature that marketers having been whining about that MSFT is going to block by default in IE 10?
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dstiles
msg:4529443 | 10:44 pm on Dec 18, 2012 (gmt 0) |
Web sites always know what your IP is - the internet does not work, otherwise (although an IP may be directed via a proxy to confuse the issue and POSSIBLY hide your actual IP).
It is a fairly minor matter for a web site to access the geo databases to determine where you are and you can do nothing to stop that.
Add to that the fact that with dynamic IPs (eg phones/tablets) the IP will be different tomorrow - or even in a few minutes' time.
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