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by andreareina 2328 days ago
I also got a geolocation error even though I allowed location access. Could benefit from allowing the user to set a location as a fallback (or override). FF 72 (Ubuntu)
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Same FF 72 ((I use) Arch (btw)) & chromium 79
Same: FF 72.0.4 on macOS 10.15.2
> Could benefit from allowing the user to set a location

VPN users need this.

I think this would be useful for privacy reasons as well.
And also for "goddamn geoIP database thinks I'm Canadian even though I'm in the US" reasons.

True story, that one. Threw wrenches in a bunch of random things, like Newegg and Spotify. Apparently I wasn't the only one in my town with that issue.