Mozilla has created a new plug-in for Firefox that will know exactly where you are. Called Geode, the browser will be able to automatically deduce your location, providing you with localised content anywhere in the world.
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They also said that the potential for this plug-in is endless. “For example, imagine an RSS reader that knows the difference between home and work and automatically changes it’s behaviour appropriately. Or a news site whose local section is, in fact, actually local. Or Web site authentication that only allows you to login from certain physical locations, like your house.”
When using Geode, a notification bar may pop up and ask you how much information you want to give a particular website: your exact location, your neighbourhood, your city, or nothing at all.
The company is using Skyhook’s Loki technology to map the Wi-fi signals in your area to your location and will be able to give you a fairly accurate read of between 10 to 20 metres within a second.
Just note that both location and IP information will be sent to Mozilla’s current provider, Skyhook, every time a website is granted access to your location. However, the company says that: “Skyhook’s privacy policy is that they do not store or use any personal identifying information, and they promise to only keep data in anonymized aggregate.”
To download Geode, visit this link: https://people.mozilla.com/%7Edolske/dist/geode/geode-latest.xpi