Auto-Detecting Location in a Firefox Extension Without Asking for GPS

Auto-Detecting Location Without Asking for GPS For the Weather & Clock Dashboard Firefox extension, I needed the user's city without requiring the geolocation permission (which triggers a scary browser prompt). Here is the approach I used. The Problem with navigator.geolocation The geolocation permission triggers a modal asking the user to share their precise location. For a new tab weather extension, this feels invasive. The user just wanted weather — they did not expect a location permissi