Mozilla goes where Google fears to tread with geolocation service

Privacy? We're keen on it now but might let you opt out in future

A few years back Google got into fearful trouble by recording the location of WiFi transceivers without asking for their owners' permission. Lots of public outrage later, regulators pulled out their biggest and pointiest sticks and the Chocolate Factory destroyed the data.…

via The Register - Networks

http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/mozilla_goes_where_google_fears_to_tread_with_geolocation_service/