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So presumably every site I visit in 2014 will request my location? Didn't hang around long enough to read it after that..

• leggetter 13y ago
  No. That would be the geolocation API https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/WebAPI/Using_geolocation https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/WebAPI/Using_geolocati... You can of course use that in conjunction with realtime web technologies: For example, see: http://leggetter.github.io/100-lines-or-less-js/realtime-collaborative-mapping/ http://leggetter.github.io/100-lines-or-less-js/realtime-col... Actually, that one doesn't use the geolocation API. It's just a realtime mapping example. This one uses the geolocation API: https://github.com/leggetter/realtime-visitor-tracker https://github.com/leggetter/realtime-visitor-tracker It's actually a really good use case, but not the only one.
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  • ksrm 13y ago
    I believe he is referring to the fact that your website requests one's location for no apparent reason.
    • leggetter 13y ago
      Ah, I understand now. See point 2 here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7297658 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7297658