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By: Rich Estill » Blog Archive » Google Maps Knows Where You Are

Rich Estill » Blog Archive » Google Maps Knows Where You Are — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:42:45 +0000

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By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:28:43 +0000

Some iPhone specific sites that support this also work somewhat in FF 3.5. I just tried Weather Underground, and while their main site doesn’t have the feature, the iPhone version, http://i.wund.com, does.

By: dale johnson

dale johnson — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:12:36 +0000

the circle does nothng but go back to my last request. hmm did they roll out the new version in sections?

By: Jens

Jens — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:32:05 +0000

Can it use UMTS cell ids (with a UMTS stick attached to a notebook) or an attached GPS “mouse”?

By: Die Botschaft hör ich wohl, allein mir fehlt der Glaube. » F!XMBR

Die Botschaft hör ich wohl, allein mir fehlt der Glaube. » F!XMBR — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:46:25 +0000

[...] Google Maps Knows Where You Are One of the nifty new features that debuted in Firefox 3.5 last week was support for the W3C Geolocation API Specification, a Web standard that can fake a GPS-like effect by using clues such as the Wi-Fi networks you’re near to figure out your location. In der Praxis funktioniert dies mehr schlecht als recht, es ist (noch) mehr ein geschicktes Raten. Aber die Tendenzen sind gerade in der heutigen Zeit bedenklich. Google says it’ll never track you down without your permission. macht mich dabei auch nicht glücklicher. In der Theorie also ist (bisher) alles gut [...]

By: Oliver Herold (olhe) 's status on Friday, 10-Jul-09 09:07:27 UTC - Identi.ca

Oliver Herold (olhe) 's status on Friday, 10-Jul-09 09:07:27 UTC - Identi.ca — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:07:35 +0000

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