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So the website asks Google for the user’s location, and it all happens transparently without the user’s knowledge? I’m not sure if I’d like that.

• HelloImSteven 3y ago
  Not saying it's right, but this is pretty standard practice -- it's likely mentioned in their privacy policy somewhere.
  • zagrebian 3y ago
    If I understand “total cookie protection” in Firefox correctly, this shouldn’t even be possible. When the website makes a request to Google, the user’s Google cookie is not included in the request, so Google does not know which user it is. All that Google can do is try to determine the user’s approximate location from their IP address. edit: I asked Bard about this, and it told me that websites can get the approx. location of their visitors via the Google Geolocation API: > To use the Google Geolocation API, a website must first obtain a Google Maps API key. Once they have a key, they can add the following code to their website: <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY"></script> <script> function getGeolocation() { var location = navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(); if (location) { var lat = location.latitude; var lng = location.longitude; // Do something with the location information. } } </script>
• bamnet 3y ago
  This isn't how it works. The Google Maps API doesn't know where users are. Instead, it's probably being used for an autocomplete widget to help users type in an address.