Post AmMbEXs1w3cFEc7FuC by aral@mastodon.ar.al
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(DIR) Post #AmMbEXs1w3cFEc7FuC by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-09-25T13:44:00Z
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Really love how GNOME Settings links to this excellent page on Mozilla’s privacy policy for location data.#GNOME #Mozilla #location #data #privacy
(DIR) Post #AmMbjlEcIUQTf0Z7Fw by psychhim@mastodon.social
2024-09-25T13:49:40Z
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@aral Gnome tied up with Mozilla?
(DIR) Post #AmMbxleVXct30fM37Y by lebout2canap@mastodon.tedomum.net
2024-09-25T13:52:03Z
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@aral I don't see any URL (47.0.1).
(DIR) Post #AmMc4W6djxl4oxjQ0G by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-09-25T13:53:21Z
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@joepie91 Ah, would you look at that, it is. And GNOME is – surprise, surprise – considering Google instead:https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/issues/186
(DIR) Post #AmMcEatom3rkaBXVI0 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-09-25T13:55:14Z
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Ah, this is because Mozilla Location Services is dead (I guess it wasn’t AI enough). And now GNOME are considering Google – because, why not? Nothing wrong with Google, amirite?https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/113198524101269641
(DIR) Post #AmMcOb6grCYW7eKXQm by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-09-25T13:57:01Z
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@lebout2canap I’m on 46.4 – so they likely removed that.Is Google implemented in 47?
(DIR) Post #AmMcYXXwwuNRyZp0RU by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-09-25T13:58:41Z
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@vladimir_lu Off the top of my head: (a) Weather (b) Auto time-zone (c) auto light/dark mode based on sunrise/sunset.
(DIR) Post #AmMcrkqZirwmjEhCKG by lebout2canap@mastodon.tedomum.net
2024-09-25T14:01:49Z
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@aral 🤷 (I never use this kind of service)
(DIR) Post #AmMdAW5KpbmuRnXuIS by eliasp@mastodon.social
2024-09-25T14:05:36Z
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@aral do they know of @beacondb which is API compatible to Mozilla's Location Service?
(DIR) Post #AmMgZp75WOZiZ47nP6 by evilroda@wandering.shop
2024-09-25T14:43:43Z
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@aral @vladimir_lu Literally the only reason I need location is when I'm specifically using an automatic map/GPS system while driving. Everything else can be done with a postal code or town name, which does give a general area, but at least it's not more precise than that.
(DIR) Post #AmTDw749uuaq3CkaUy by forteller@tutoteket.no
2024-09-28T18:25:48Z
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@aral You seem to be a bit harsh here. What could Mozilla have done to not be sued by what seems to be a patent troll? And what alternative location service should Gnome rather move to? I hate Google, but AFAIK there are no real alternative. Have I missed any? Personally I think they should probably rather not have a location service at all rather than use Google, but I can understand that some might think it's necessary to support it.
(DIR) Post #Ao0fFdR3Nwjw9MxVCq by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-11-13T19:29:26Z
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@forteller @codeinabox @beacondb @mozilla Mozilla couldn’t care less about using Google’s services. They’ve said so enough times themselves over the years. Oh, and they only exist because Google pays them half a billion dollars a year to be allowed to spy on their users unu default.
(DIR) Post #Ao0fjBgJ8dU4lCBYKO by forteller@tutoteket.no
2024-11-13T19:34:52Z
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@aral @codeinabox @beacondb @mozilla Would the world be a better place if they stopped taking the money and shut down?And to go back to the original point: What is their real alternative to using Google location services?
(DIR) Post #Ao0iROFdxrsuOYv1Au by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-11-13T20:05:15Z
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@forteller @codeinabox @beacondb @mozilla Nah, the world would be a better place if people actually were what they told you they were.