Geolocation Added To Google Chrome 5
The latest developer release of Google Chrome 5 that was released a few hours ago introduces a geolocation feature to the web browser
. Google Chrome 5 version 5.0.342.1 and later now include an early version of the geolocation api which can be enabled by starting the web browser with the –enable-geolocation startup parameter.
Geolocation has been added to make use of the user's location when providing services to the user. This feature can be integrated into websites and extensions.
The user's privacy is guaranteed since a confirmation prompt is displayed whenever a service tries to access the geolocation feature to detect the user's location.
The latest developer release of Google Chrome 5 that was released a few hours ago introduces a geolocation feature to the web browser
. Google Chrome 5 version 5.0.342.1 and later now include an early version of the geolocation api which can be enabled by starting the web browser with the –enable-geolocation startup parameter.
Geolocation has been added to make use of the user's location when providing services to the user. This feature can be integrated into websites and extensions.
The user's privacy is guaranteed since a confirmation prompt is displayed whenever a service tries to access the geolocation feature to detect the user's location.
