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I'm sure advertising will find a use for it! Like "hyper-local ads" that can give you "just around the corner" deals in malls, etc. > There is zero reason for

by cies 11y ago

I'm sure advertising will find a use for it! Like "hyper-local ads" that can give you "just around the corner" deals in malls, etc. > There is zero reason for an ad to be using the Geolocation API. IP-based geolocation is more than enough. There was also zero reason for billboards by highways, before there were highways. :)

dexwiz 11y ago
Location based advertising is powerful, but the issue here is privacy. We have no idea where that information is going.
untog 11y ago
Advertising could find a use for my DNA profile but that doesn't mean they should have access to it. Obviously this is all a sliding scale and has nuance, but I'd say ads should not be using anything that is behind a permission prompt, like geolocation. Tremendously hostile to both the user and the site hosting their ad.