[ExI] chilling effects

[alex wright]

Firefox asked me about sharing Geo info today.  I don't often use Firefox
but I had this thread in mind and noted it.  I said no.
On Oct 26, 2013 6:28 PM, "staticsafe" <me at staticsafe.ca> wrote:

> On 10/26/2013 16:24, James A. Donald wrote:
>
>> On 2013-10-27 00:53, Kelly John Rose wrote:
>>
>>> Thunderbird sends gps to google? That seems a bit odd considering they
>>> are not connected.�
>>>
>>
>> Evil state sponsored conspiracy.  The Cathedral. I thought everyone knew
>> this.
>>
>> Thunderbird/tools/options/**advanced/config editor/geo.enabled.
>>
>> Set to disabled.
>>
>> Who on this list has not done so?
>>
>> Of course people usually use Thunderbird on their main computer, which
>> generally does not have a gps, but it usually has a wifi card.
>> Thunderbird detects the nearest wifi networks .
>>
>> When google does street view for Google Earth, they also detect nearby
>> wifi networks, so the data supplied by Thunderbird is matched against
>> the data collected by google during street view surveys.
>>
>> Thus, whenever and wherever you use Thunderbird, google can supply the
>> authorities with the closest street address to where you are using
>> Thunderbird, and pictures taken from the street very close to that
>> address.  Thus the authorities not only have your email, which being
>> sent in the clear has no expectation of privacy, but also a picture of
>> building that you are sitting in when sending the email.
>>
>>
>>
> What?
>
> Citations please.
>
> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/**firefox/geolocation/<http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/geolocation/>says everything to the contrary.
>
> --
> staticsafe
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> Please don't top post. It is not logical.
> Please don't CC me! I'm subscribed to whatever list I just posted on.
>
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