Mozilla Location Service: Geolocation Lookups From Cell Towers and WiFi Data

Posted by samzenpus on Monday October 28, 2013 @08:06AM from the where-in-the-world dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Mozilla today launched an experimental pilot project called Mozilla Location Service. The organization explains its goal is to provide geolocation lookups based on publicly observable cell tower and WiFi access point information. Mozilla admits that many commercial services already exist in this space, but it wants to provide a public one. The company points out there isn't a single 'large' public service that provides this data, which is becoming increasingly important when building various parts of the mobile ecosystem."

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Re:Great by Anonymous Coward · 2013-10-28 08:18 · Score: -1, Flamebait

We are one America — and President Bush is defending it with all his heart and soul!
That's what I admire most about the President. He's a man of perseverance.
He's a man of inner strength. He is a leader who doesn't flinch, doesn't waiver, does not back down.
That's why I say ... send him back to Washington for four more years!