This is the first mention I've seen of Ubuntu Touch using GeoIP. Is it new?
Anyway, the premise of this bug report is not correct. It is not the case that with each of "the other methods there is [a] separate control provided to enable and disable its use". In particular, you can't choose to have detection based on cell towers but not wi-fi networks, wi-fi networks but not cell towers, cell towers but not GPS, or wi-fi networks but not GPS. (That the indicator contains a switch labelled "GPS" is bug 1520580.) The only choice we provide -- other than no location detection at all -- is GPS+cell+wi-fi, vs. GPS alone. This is because the former requires you to accept the HERE terms and conditions, while the latter does not. If there is a good reason to offer other combinations, then let's discuss that and whether it is worth making the location UI even more complicated. Even if it is, that probably wouldn't involve having a separate control for each data source. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1522455 Title: Add settings to control geoip usage for location Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in Ubuntu UX: New Status in indicator-location package in Ubuntu: New Status in ubuntu-system-settings package in Ubuntu: New Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When location detection is enabled geoip is used by default. Unlike the other methods there is no separate control provided to enable and disable its use. This should be added to the Security and Privacy > Location panel and to the wizard. This somewhat complicates the options. Use GPS only Use GPS with Geoip (default) Use GPS, Wifi, etc (opt in) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1522455/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
