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If this is just "contact us" style maps, I couldn't agree more. But what good is a map that I can't customize to my use cases, to make it useful in my web app?
by betenoire 9y ago
If this is just "contact us" style maps, I couldn't agree more.
But what good is a map that I can't customize to my use cases, to make it useful in my web app? How would I say, suggest restaurants nearby?
- maxerickson 9y agoPresumably by dynamically adding (and styling) markers.
- ravenstine 9y agoPossibly, but how often are markers useful unless the zoom factor is close enough to show streets or landmarks? Browsers could come shipped with basic country maps, but anything more granular than maybe state/province level is subject to frequent change.
- eadmund 9y agoIf only there were some way for browsers to request content like maps dynamically, or to refresh their maps from servers …
- betenoire 9y agoHow would you know where to add them if you can't see where they are and what is around them? That's a big crux of the article, the browser shouldn't have/get to know where you are.
- oneeyedpigeon 9y agoI thought the author might have meant not disclosing your location to third-party websites, but disclosing it to Google, for example. Presumably you'd be able to customise your map provider and have a consistent experience, which is one advantage of this approach.