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The hiding of the geolocation of the user is going to be a nightmare for gambling websites and other websites who have regulations based on the visitor's jurisd
by topicseed 5y ago
The hiding of the geolocation of the user is going to be a nightmare for gambling websites and other websites who have regulations based on the visitor's jurisdiction.
- Nicksil 5y agoThese websites can still use the JavaScript GeoLocation API[1], can they not? The article just talks about removing the ability to ascertain a users Geo-location via their IP address (unless I've missed something which is very possible at this hour). I'm not at all familiar with these services or their respective regulations but it seems, however, if the need for Geo-location exists, it may still be had if the user allows it. (via the permission prompt displayed when activating the JavaScript API). [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Geolocation_API https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Geolocation...
- topicseed 5y agoIt's generally done via IP, the JS API is definitely a real option now for them but I've never seen it used (e.g., Poker sites, affiliate gambling blogs)