Firefox users gain location tool
08-10-2008, 21:19
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Firefox users gain location tool
Well if Mozilla do not allow this to be FULLY turned off they will lose me as a user.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7659497.stm
They have said this
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Users will have control over how much location information they give.
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It's so-called Loki system can determine location within seconds with an accuracy of about 10 to 20 metres.
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But as i have stated above it better be a full switch off ability or that will be me never using them again.
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08-10-2008, 21:48
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Re: Firefox users gain location tool
i will try the add on for now, but not give out too many details
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08-10-2008, 22:26
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Re: Firefox users gain location tool
Never mind guys, try IE8 instead 
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08-10-2008, 23:00
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Re: Firefox users gain location tool
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Never mind guys, try IE8 instead |
Never in my lifetime will i ever use microsoft IE again 
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08-10-2008, 23:04
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Re: Firefox users gain location tool
As it is based on version 3.1 couldn't you just go back down to version 3 and still be OK using Firefox without fear of tracking?
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08-10-2008, 23:07
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Re: Firefox users gain location tool
The BBC article doesn't leave me with any 'fears' about being tracked. The whole thing sounds very controllable. I can't believe Mozilla would gamble their entire reputation on anything that could be considered spyware.
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08-10-2008, 23:10
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Re: Firefox users gain location tool
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The BBC article doesn't leave me with any 'fears' about being tracked. The whole thing sounds very controllable. I can't believe Mozilla would gamble their entire reputation on anything that could be considered spyware.
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I am sure they will give users the option not to use it. And anyway i would just not install it in the first place.
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08-10-2008, 23:11
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Re: Firefox users gain location tool
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I am sure they will give users the option not to use it. And anyway i would just not install it in the first place.
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I don't think I'd bother installing it either - if it snifs out nearby wireless networks in order to work out where you are, it'll not get very far with me. I have the only wireless network for miles and it's not likely to be on anyone's database.
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09-10-2008, 00:09
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Re: Firefox users gain location tool
I don't understand it properly? So it just looks up other peoples networks? I
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09-10-2008, 08:04
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Re: Firefox users gain location tool
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Well if Mozilla do not allow this to be FULLY turned off they will lose me as a user.
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But as i have stated above it better be a full switch off ability or that will be me never using them again.
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I think it's a bit of a non-issue. Even in the unlikely event that Mozilla didn't officially allow the feature to be fully disabled, it's open source, so you can bet that someone would create a patch, add-on or whatever, before the final version is released.
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09-10-2008, 14:51
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Re: Firefox users gain location tool
As long as it stays as just a add on I will still use FF just not use the add on
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