Subscribe RSS FeedThis Firefox 3.5 version now enables the users to keep track on the geographical location such as city, region, country, latitude, longitude, ZIP code, time zone, connection speed, ISP and domain name through the IP Address. MYIPTest add-on estimate the user’s position using a number of sources, in addition it will allow you to show your Proxy IP address, proxy IP location, Reverse DNS check and blacklisted ip check. This extended feature in Firefox Add-ons can enable you to personalize your browsing experience.
Firefox 3.5 now can tell the websites where you’re located and it will let you find the information which are more relevant and more valuable to you. It’s the way about making the Web smarter – and is done in a way that it completely respects your privacy. When you visit a location-aware website, Firefox will ask you if you want to share your location and with your consent, Firefox will accumulate information about nearby wireless access points and your computer’s IP address. Then Firefox sends this information to the default geolocation service provider- Google Location Services, to get an estimate of your location. That location estimate is then shared with the requested website. If you show no permission, Firefox will not do anything.
I hope it will benefit from a far greater accuracy and thus it will provide a better service to the users and will let the Location-Aware Browsing to become Mainstream.
