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<credit type="author copyright">
<name>Federico Mena Quintero</name>
<email its:translate="no">federico@gnome.org</email>
<years>2013</years>
</credit>
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<desc>Geolocation - finding the user's geographical location</desc>
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<title>Geoclue2</title>
<p>
Geoclue2 provides <em>geolocation</em> services, that is, it lets
applications find the user's geographical position. A mapping
application could use this to present a "where am I" view, for
example.
</p>
<p>
Geoclue2 intends to be able to provide positioning information
in several ways: from the GPS in a WWAN modem, from a Wi-Fi
access point's data, or from the computer's IP address.
</p>
<p>
Geoclue2 also intends to provide privacy for users who do not want
to reveal their geographical location. Only applications allowed
by the user will be able to get geolocation information.
</p>
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