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[Bug 1100326] Re: Location requested by websites should be able to use GPS/mobile positioning

 

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On 2014-09-05T15:25:52+00:00 Gkeeley wrote:

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #485472 +++

Geoclue2 is a D-Bus service that provides geolocation, and uses MLS for network location:
https://developer.gnome.org/platform-overview/stable/tech-geoclue2.html.en

As D-Bus service, the provider can be queried at runtime, and if not
present, fallback to the default provider.

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** Changed in: firefox
       Status: Unknown => Confirmed

** Changed in: firefox
   Importance: Unknown => Wishlist

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Title:
  Location requested by websites should be able to use GPS/mobile
  positioning

Status in Chromium Browser:
  Fix Committed
Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser:
  Confirmed
Status in GeoClue: The Geoinformation Service:
  Won't Fix
Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in geoclue-providers package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  It would be nice if location requested by websites could use location
  found from GPS or GSM/CDMA positioning.

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