A new plug-in for the web browser FireFox allows to localize the user, which could bring a lot of new opportunities (and fears). “Geode“, the name of the plug-in, is currently for testing and should later be integrated in Firefox version 3.1. If you allow websites or web services to read your geographical position this information can be integrated into the service. There are some similarities to “Loki” a technology by Skyhook, which tries to identify the position of a computer using a wireless networks.
This technique can be used not only for intelligent map services but also for localised news services, security enhanced logins, etc. For example, RSS-Feeds can change their content in case of different location (e.g. Office, Home).
The Geolocation Specification by the W3C can be used for designing such services.
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