I am receiving this message A program accessed information from a location sensor or default location FriendlyName=Firefox; ImagePath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Mo
I have received this message three times today. Should I be concerned, and could it be spyware?
A program accessed information from a location sensor or default location
FriendlyName=Firefox; ImagePath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe; PID=4864; Username=bedroom\Johnny Holmes; SID=S-1-5-21-1292634625-3983047633-2814748656-1001
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hi JohnnyBHolmes, starting in firefox 65 firefox will use your operating system's API when websites are querying for your location through the html5 geolocation api, so it might be a legit note.
however, before any of this happens you'll receive a prompt by firefox to allow that action, looking like this:
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hi JohnnyBHolmes, starting in firefox 65 firefox will use your operating system's API when websites are querying for your location through the html5 geolocation api, so it might be a legit note.
however, before any of this happens you'll receive a prompt by firefox to allow that action, looking like this:
Thank you