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mmmna
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2025 1:03 pm    Post subject: Firefox 3.5 tricks 'n' treats. Reply with quote
I'm not sure why this should be activated by default....disable the geolocation functions of Firefox 3.5. This new 'feature' allows the serving website to determine where you are located by activating the geolocation tools in 3.5. That is too much information as far as I'm concerned, but the serving site can still get a good idea where I am by researching my IP, so this feature must make for easier work for someone. I, for one, do not want to help someone get a clue where I'm located.

Any other 3.5 tricks?
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2025 1:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good tip...thanks!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2025 2:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice one. Thanks.



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2025 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Must be a bad day at geekrock, or too many hits. Link don't work. Timed out

NOTE: I suppose the joke went over most of the younger folks heads here as the Movie "Bad Day at Blackrock" where some very bad dude who was a good guy had to kill off about a Gazillion bad guys is quite old.



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