touch-packages team mailing list archive

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is the first mention I've seen of Ubuntu Touch using GeoIP. Is it
new?

Anyway, the premise of this bug report is not correct. It is not the
case that with each of "the other methods there is [a] separate control
provided to enable and disable its use". In particular, you can't choose
to have detection based on cell towers but not wi-fi networks, wi-fi
networks but not cell towers, cell towers but not GPS, or wi-fi networks
but not GPS. (That the indicator contains a switch labelled "GPS" is bug
1520580.)

The only choice we provide -- other than no location detection at all --
is GPS+cell+wi-fi, vs. GPS alone. This is because the former requires
you to accept the HERE terms and conditions, while the latter does not.

If there is a good reason to offer other combinations, then let's
discuss that and whether it is worth making the location UI even more
complicated. Even if it is, that probably wouldn't involve having a
separate control for each data source.

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1522455

Title:
  Add settings to control geoip usage for location

Status in Canonical System Image:
  Confirmed
Status in Ubuntu UX:
  New
Status in indicator-location package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-system-settings package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When location detection is enabled geoip is used by default. Unlike
  the other methods there is no separate control provided to enable and
  disable its use. This should be added to the Security and Privacy >
  Location  panel and to the wizard.

  This somewhat complicates the options. 
  Use GPS only
  Use GPS with Geoip (default)
  Use GPS, Wifi, etc (opt in)

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1522455/+subscriptions