Hi Logos,
Well actually I was reading your posts.
Just for the unaware browser user a la default ....Geo Location via Google..
For added security and location-exclusion by sites:
Using Geo-Location by default in Firefox...
Am I being tracked as I browse the web?
No. Firefox only requests a location when a website makes a request, and only shares your location when the user has approved the request. Firefox does not track or remember your location as you browse.
How do I undo a permission granted to a site?
If you've given Firefox permission to always give your location to a site and later change your mind, you can easily revoke that permission. Here's how:
* Navigate to the site to which you've given permission
* Go to the Tools menu, then select Page Info
* Select the Permissions tab
* Change the setting for Share Location
How do I clear the “random client identification number”?
* Go to the Tools menu, then select Clear Recent History
* Click the Details arrow
* Ensure that Cookies is selected
* Click on Clear Now
How do I turn off Location-Aware Browsing permanently?
Location-Aware Browsing is always opt-in in Firefox. No location information is ever sent without your permission. If you wish to disable the feature completely, please follow this set of steps:
* In the URL bar, type about:config
* Type geo.enabled
* Double click on the geo.enabled preference
* Location-Aware Browsing is now disabled
Well they all say the advanced web technology that came to our browsers is compliant to their privacy regulations, but who are they - who is observing the rules and who is not...
And the tricks that samy has up his sleeve - NS and RP see to that security wise, if RequestPolicy is on and does not allow requests from samy's page(s) I get a big blank....
MacAfee's site advisor flags Samy's pages red- WOT has not heard about it apparently...and gives it the all green..
polonus
P.S. Privacy-friendlier search-engines: Scroogle, IxQuick and startpage.com