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[BuildMobile - technical tutorials, opinion and analysis, and presents featured applications across the mobile disciplines of Android, iOS, Mobile Web, and Windows Phone 7] Geolocation in the Browser » BuildMobile - technical tutorials ...: I would add a recommendation to only use Geolocation where there is an obvious benefit to the user or you risk them preemptively rejecting the location request. Wait to call getCurrentPosition or watchPosition until you’ve demonstrated how they’ll benefit from allowing their location to be shown AND you have made it clear how you are protecting their privacy or they’ll probably say “No Thanks”.

[ByteBlocks] HTML5 GeoLocation API: Privacy: HTML5 specification for GeoLocation API clearly states that the A conforming implementation of this specification must provide a mechanism that protects the user's privacy and this mechanism should ensure that no location information is made available through this API without the user's express permission. What this means is that when you try to use this API, your browser willpresent user interface to user to get permission.

[Coffee, Code and Chocolate] Geolocation API with HTML5 « Coffee, Code and Chocolate: Since not every browser would be able to support geolocation yet, I used the JS library Modernizr which detects whether the feature is supported by the end browser without us having to do the browser sniffing using the user agent. Here is the script code.

[Android Headlines] Bill Proposed to Require Users' Permission Before Enabling Any ...: Remember that big thing about Google and Apple tracking people- The one that was blown so much out of proportion that you’d think Eric Schmidt was about to become the dictator in a technological police state- Yea, it’s still going. Now, legislators are trying to make sure that Google, Apple and others like them are in their places.

[androidear] Bill Proposed to Require Users' Permission Before Enabling Any ...: What they’re essentially saying is that it’s ok for companies to be reckless with users’ location data if they aren’t popular. It makes me wonder if they’re just doing this to make examples out of the big software vendors. I know most of their actions look to protect and secure consumer data, and believe me, I have no problem with what they’re proposing, but their eligibility guidelines make no sense and it makes the bill look like nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction to all of the fear-mongering that’s been going on.

[iPhone World's iNews Aggregator] Senate bill requires consent for Android, iPhone geolocation ...: Join the News.iPhoneWorld.ca readers community: registered members can vote up articles and even create custom news feeds!

[Inside Cellphone] Senate bill requires consent for Android, iPhone geolocation ...: Democrat Senators Al Franken and Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday put forward a bill that would require explicit consent for geolocation data. Apple, Google, and others with more than 5,000 devices on the market would have to both ask permission as well as take steps to shield the data and delete it once it’s no longer needed.

[O! Mr Speaker!] iOS 4.3 Geolocation in web apps - O! Mr Speaker!: Upgrading my iPhone 3GS to iOS4.3 caused a mobile web app I'm working on to start throwing errors. Danged if I can figure out why.

[Intl Fed of Chaplains & HR: 0423edcvf's blog] Intl Fed of Chaplains & HR: 0423edcvf's blog: Burberry Sunglasses ...: Now compare it with Geolocation API which is using the Javascript code below. Your web browser must supports HTML 5 and you need to grant the permission to collect geolocation data.

[dougt's blog] Device API permission management | dougt: iOS seems to have tended towards the existing web model of requesting permissions on first use: use of the geolocation and push notification registration APIs will trigger a request, which the user can either allow or deny. As with the web model this can be confusing if you get prompted when you didn’t expect it, but if well done the action and the prompt should be clearly related, which I like.

[Meeting Notes] SeaMonkey Meeting Minutes: 2011-06-14 « Meeting ... - The Mozilla Blog: Get permission from Google to use their geolocation JSON service .We can still only wait on the Google front right now.

[app blog] Bill Proposed to Require Users' Permission Before ... - app blog: Remember that big thing about Google and Apple tracking people? The one that was blown so much out of proportion that you’d think Eric Schmidt was about to become the dictator in a technological police state?

[TRUSTe Blog] TRUSTe Blog » HTML5 and Mobile Privacy: Most companies realize that having a mobile site is almost required in order to stay on par with their peers.  More and more users are using the mobile device to access their favorite sites and learn of new ones.  Increasingly, those sites that provide a rich user experience are rewarded with loyal users.  HTML5 enables a business to provide a rich users experience that can rival the experience of a mobile app.

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