Geode: Location aware Firefox

Posted by Anuj Seth

October 7, 2008

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Geode is an experimental Firefox add-on that brings geolocation capabilities to Firefox. Geode provides a rudimentary implementation of geolocation for the current version of Firefox uses a single hard-coded location provider to enable Wifi-based positioning conforming to the W3C Geolocation specification so that developers can begin experimenting with enabling location-aware experiences today.

Why would I want to share my location with Firefox and participating web sites?

The possibilities of this technology are limitless. Imagine this:

You want to look for restaurants close by. There will be no need to type in your current location.
Imagine software that can switch between home settings and work settings based on this information

It’s convenience, but at a cost. What is the cost? You lose some amount of privacy by sharing your current location whereabouts.

Nonetheless, this is a great technology and having it integrated within Firefox can surely just bring benefits for all.

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