Re: I-D Action: draft-pauly-httpbis-geoip-hint-01.txt

Hiya,

On 22/10/2024 01:40, Watson Ladd wrote:
>   We're better off with client controlled hints.

So I think I pretty strongly disagree there. From my POV, the
situation with the web and location exposure is currently just
awful and getting worse over time. (That last isn't based on
explicit measurement.) ISTM that before adding more ways in
which people's location can be abused, we ought sit back and see
if there's a real improvement (for people, not services) to be
found or not.

I do agree though that the last "we" above probably can't be
fulfilled by the http wg as many/most of the abuses are not in
HTTP but in payloads and so-called preferences/permissions
that seem pretty close to dark patterns to me. Nonetheless, I
do not see how adding more ways to expose location via HTTP
can make the situation better - can you explain why you do?

Meanwhile, ISTM doing nothing (or, even better, less:-) is
a better plan.

Ta,
S.