Comments on: Firefox Geode: Web sites know where you are

The Internet is international, but increasingly local, too: Mozilla Labs' new Firefox plug-in lets Web sites know where you are.

[xxdesmusxx]

Pownce added support for this already -- I hope Twitter adds support soon also.

[kirkules]

I thought this was already happening. Certain websites already seem to know what state and city I live in even without using FireFox.

[Shankland]

There are other ways of guessing location in rough terms by looking at your computer's IP address. The SkyHook method is much more precise (at least where there are WiFi networks around by my understanding).

[ScribeBurner]

It's different. Most websites identify your location via your IP address, which you sent over from your own computer. IP address can be identified to a certain region. Probably a state, a city, but usually no more.

Whereas this Firefox function can almost pinpoint your location.

"Geode works both inside and outside with an accuracy of between 10 to 20 meters."From Mozilla Labs.

It's a different technology.

[Seaspray0]

10-20 meters, maybe under perfect lab conditions. On a stretch of highway between cities, good luck getting it down to within a mile. I doubt this thing will even get close to the accuracy of the old loran navigation system (which wasn't all that good to begin with). It uses radio waves to triangulate like the loran system did but the loran system was built for this type of use. The cell towers were built for making phone calls, not navigation.

[Swooley]

Anyone find this a little creepy? I mean that could this not be used to track people?

[ScribeBurner]

Remember? It has to get your consent.

[Salidarius]

Hahahaha what a joke!

They can already track you down easily if they want to, but this is just even more insane. It's like they are saying:"Let's make the people choose, to have big brother look at them all the freaking time". Who in the right mind who want big brother watching their every step? The introduction of cell phones, GPS and many other devices were not introduced to make our lives easier. All of the track and trace technology, has been introduced to control and watch over our every move. A farmer tags his animals so he can identify his cattle's movement and location right? It's been reported and confirmed by FOX NEWS etc that the FBI can turn your cell phones on from a distance, without you knowing about it.......... And they can listen to every single word you are saying. They can turn your camera on in your phone to watch what you are doing, why would they want to do that??? Well if you think that they are only targeting criminals you are sadly mistaken, because they spy on basically everyone regardless of criminal activity or otherwise.

Here's the link to the report FOX or FAUX news made about this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G1fNjK9SXg

The Internet used to be a safe haven, a free source of information and it was safe to use your freedom of speech. But they are braking it down piece by piece and in the end you'll have payed and approved content, you won't be able to visit every single site. Alternative media will be destroyed on the net, and free speech will become a thing of the past. There are plans on the table to do this stuff, and that's not a joke people!

Here's an article about it:

http://www.infowars.com/?p=2640

Peace

[goofyeyes]

hey this IS so true

all the latest gizmos are just there to 'spy' on all of us

[playswfgames]

"Geode works both inside and outside with an accuracy of between 10 to 20 meters."From Mozilla Labs.

if thats true thats pretty interesting,
as a webmaster i can view people's ip and country very easily (and daily)
and i could also find there isp's (or exchange) location but thats about it normally and i dont bother doing that anyway.

- www.playswfgames.com

[wheelie207]

Pretty soon they will be using our web cams to spy on us through our own web apps...