Geolocation feature of Firefox
It is an open source web browser, providing additional features and more secure browsing. It added lots of characteristic inn every new version. This makes them more user friendly and effective to use. I am sure, once you start working on it, and then you come with ultimate experience of browsing. Among with all exciting features Firefox now added one more very interesting attribute is Geolocation. Geolocation tells website about your exact location so that you can easily get all the relevant news and information within a same window. The advantage of this is it makes browsing smarter, secure and efficient. By doing this we also takes great care of your privacy.
Another use of this feature is timesaving. Website uses facility of location aware web surfing asks you whether you need some more relevant information with subject to what are you searching. Suppose if you are looking for a job in your area then website asks you for your location. In this way you gets reed of from typing so many additional information. This facility is helpful when you are trying to locate any place from map. As website knows your exact location, you need to tell your intended location. It will provide you all information with direction.
Having question about how it does work? It is simple, when you come across with website, which is location aware it asks you about sharing of your location. If you permit, then Firefox starts collecting information about your location from all nearby wireless points as well as IP address of your computer. After that, Firefox conveys this information to default service provider who works on Geolocation. Many a times Google Location services acts as a default service provider. Here make a note that if you deny the permission then Firefox will not assist you for the same.
Are you still confused about accuracy of your location. Yes it is varies location wise. It actually depends on service providers; at any certain location, it will able to trace only few kilometers. Whether in some areas it will trace further than that. There is only estimation and idea about the location, we are not saying that it will be exact and perfect, but yes they try to give you all the relevant information. However, we are not giving any guarantee about appropriate location. Here we share your Computers IP address, so it is possible that you are more concern about privacy. Here we assure you that your privacy is most significant for us. That is why we first ask for your permission. Before sending request to service provider, it is necessary to confirm about permission. Google service find out location by sending IP address, nearby wireless points and any random client identifier, which is, allocate by Google only, works only for 2 weeks.
For further protection Google sends all this information in encrypted form such that unable to break by hackers etc. By default your name, cookies as well as location eve shared by Google to others. For any more queries and information visit to Google Geolocation and under that see privacy policy. We assure we do not misinterpreted or misuse the information ever shared by you. Further, you can also confirm privacy policy of website, which uses facility of location awareness. In addition, if you are fear about any spy activity or fear to track, then it is surely not happen. Because everything is, depend on your permission. Both the time i.e. when website ask for information and when Firebox shares location, authorization is mandatory.
No. Firebox only requests a location when a website makes a request, and only shares your location when the user has approved the request. Firebox does not track or remember your location as you browse.
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