Google ne ghoshna ki hai ki Chrome Android par ab users websites ke saath apni sthiti (location) ka anumaanit (approximate) hissa share kar sakte hain, na ki sahi coordinates. Company maanti hai ki kabhi-kabhi aapko sahi jagah ki zaroorat hoti hai, jaise burrito order karte waqt ya ATM dhundhte waqt, lekin kabhi-kabhi aapka aam ilaqa kaafi hota hai - jaise jab koi weather site sirf yeh confirm karna chahti hai ki aap Mangal grah se mausam nahi dekh rahe.
"Aapko apni sthiti ka anumaanit hissa share karne dekar, hum aapke location data par aapko zyada niyantran de rahe hain," Google ne ek blog post mein likha, jo sunne mein aisa lagta hai jaise woh maan rahe hain ki users ke paas pehle zyada niyantran nahi tha. "Aur jab zaroorat ho, aap apni sahi sthiti bhi share kar sakte hain - jaise navigation ke liye - to aap functionality nahi khoyenge." Kyunki "aazadi" ka matlab hai kabhi-kabhi apni exact position na batane ka vikalp.
Google is feature ko aane wale mahino mein Chrome ke desktop version par laane ki yojana bana raha hai, lekin company ne yeh batane se inkar kar diya ki kab - ya agar - iOS users ko bhi yahi suvidha milegi. Hamesha ki tarah, iPhone malik intezaar kar sakte hain aur soch sakte hain.
Company naye APIs bhi pesh kar rahi hai jo web developers ko anumaanit location maangne ya sahi location ki zaroorat hone par specify karne ki anumati dete hain. Google developers ko protsahit karta hai ki woh "apni location ki zarooraton ki samiksha karein" aur sirf tab nuclear option maangein jab site ki functionality ke liye avashyak ho - jo kehne ka shisht tareeka hai "kripya mujhe pizza ka vigyapan dikhane ke liye mera exact pata maangna band karein."
Yeh update Android users ke liye ek chhoti jeet hai, jo unhe digital duniya mein apne thehrane ke baare mein kitna leak karte hain, us par thoda aur niyantran deta hai.