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vachinayesterday at 9:28 AM1 replyview on HN

Yeah they cited Zoom as a successful case study, but why does Zoom need access to my location in the first place? Asking me when I click the <geolocation> button will not change my decision to block.

Also I’m not sure about the argument of context disconnect. Properly designed websites will only ask for (and prompt the location permission modal) when it really needs it.


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mklyesterday at 9:33 AM

The Zoom mention was about camera and microphone permission with <permission>, not location:

> Zoom reported a 46.9% decrease in camera or microphone capture errors