Re: [w3c/ServiceWorker] Expose GeoLocation to workers (#745)

I have a use case that getting a geo-location with distance/time based update is necessary, ofcourse with the user permission. So far, what I see, the only way is native app which the construction and maintenance is too expensive, so not feasible to do. But if it could be done in PWA, it would be feasible. The use case is in paragliding competitions where people fly in the air and the organizer MUST follow them for the pilot safety / air space security / competition rules. And also it would be nice to watch them live for spectators, as it is a more fun, just like watching football match. And after the competition, the organizer should collect all the 100 pilots scattered in a 60km wide field with designated vehicles.

I really appreciate the PWA spec so far and I make use of it in my web apps.

I think that people behind PWA are with web background trying to walk to the native app world. That won't make it good practice for a web **app**. I wish that there was some one with native app background one the community.

@jakearchibald , I understand your concerns. All the time you speak about PAGE, and so far what I found in "PWA" is "Progressive Web Pages" not **App**.

@marcoscaceres, I understand that you have to answer the people in the hierarchy, but being conservative will never make a change, and of course wiping away the question is the simplest. I wish that you boss some day asks you "Why did't you listen to the requests?"

Giving the geo-location by it self is not a privacy violation. And the use cases are a lot, and making it safe is hard.

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