The following sites use the W3C Geolocation API to request your precise location. What they do with your location, how they ask for it and what measures they take to protect it vary from site to site. You might also be wondering: how do websites know where I am?
| Site | What does it do? | How do you get the prompt? | Is the user informed up front? | Is it mentioned in the Privacy Policy? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps | Zoom the map to your location. | Click on the small circle above the zoom control. | No. | Mentioned in the full privacy policy, but not the summary. (3 clicks away.) |
| Flickr | Show pictures taken nearby. | Click "Find my location". | No. | Not explicitly mentioned in the privacy policy. |
| GeoMail | Add your location to an email message. | Just load the page. | No. | No privacy policy. |
| GraffitiGeo | Show tagged locations nearby. | Just load the page. | No. | No privacy policy. |
| GigLocator | Something music related (doesn't do anything with the location for the user?) | Just load the page. | No. | Not explicitly mentioned in the privacy policy. |
| Our Airports | Show nearby community airports. | Just load the page. | No. | No privacy policy. |
| AskAround.Me | Ask and answer geotagged questions. | Click "Look Around". | No. | No privacy policy. |
| gMapTip WordPress Plugin | Add a map to a blog post. | Mouseover a link. | No. | No privacy policy. |
| Plemi.com | Find nearby concerts. | (Can't get the code to run.) | - | - |
| BooRah Restaurant Finder | Show top-rated restaurants near you. | Just load the page (not sure it works). | No. | Not explicitly mentioned in privacy policy. |
| GoThere | Show Singaporean points of interest. | Just load the page. | No. | No privacy policy. |
| Google Local | Search for nearby points-of-interest. | Just load the page. (Only works on iPhone?) | No. | Mentioned in the mobile-specific privacy policy (1 click). |
This list is maintained by Nick Doty, with thanks to 80legs and the W3C Geolocation working group for their help. If you have an addition, a correction, a comment or a question, please let me know.