its not a problem i have, ive used ff for years on my desktop and have now installed it on my mobile, why does it need to know my fine gps location or exactly where i live .....at least this one doesnt want my number and serial number of my phone ?
as the question says, ive looked at a few browsers, opera mini being the best thing since sliced bread, its permissions are minimal from a security point of view on the open wall android system a good thing, thought id give yours ago as i decided skyfire was taking the #### to be honest as i use ff on my pc ive downloaded it, as i say why does ff need to know my fine gps location in order for it to function or agree for u to know where i live in order to use it, i see no legitimate use so thought id ask b4 i un-install it, thx
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It is used for the HTML5 Geolocation API. This info is only shared with websites after you approve access. Mozilla does not use the data in any other form.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/geolocation/
Opera Mini is not a web browser. It is a proxy based browser that uses a proprietary compression method on the web pages you view. Since it is proxy based Opera gets to see every page you visit.
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thx, that helps explain a few things i assume its like the link says, if i want to order pizza it can help direct me quicker as it will chuck up links relevent to my location though on the mobile browser its fine gps which is down to a few metres not just a rough area that can pinpoint my house number, also on the mobile browser there isnt a tools menu to drop down to page info so i cant block " share location" from my phone..and ta for the opera info i never knew that :)
To disable Geolocation in Firefox moible one would need to type about:config in the address bar, use the filter to find geo.enabled and set it to false.
Though as mentioned above Firefox will not share your location without your approval.
thanx for ur help, the about config thing works with the pc browser but with the android app for firefox an about:config search in the address bar just gives u an option to search with google and gives u various listings of what it is and doesnt take you to the there be dragons here ill be careful i promise tab....if as u say ff wont share my location with 3rd partys without actually asking permission from myself i guess its better than mini opera looking at everything i do. appreciate ur time in answering thx :)