Comment 38 for bug 1100326

Geoclue is being re-written, with emphasis on simplicity (API and implementation) and privacy (user's location should not be shared w/o asking for user's consent). Obviously, all apps that use geoclue need to port to new D-Bus interface: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/geoclue/tree/src/geoclue-interface.xml . Sorry no docs yet but there is two examples at least:

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/geoclue/tree/demo/where-am-i.c
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-maps/tree/src/geoclue.js

Regarding privacy, I had a discussion with one of WebKit devs (can't recall the name) about the issue of browser itself asking for user's consent and hence duplication of user's input required and hence us annoying the hell out of the user. Thing is that currently this privacy is not implemented and when it is, there is certainly going to be whitelisting of applications. Browsers and GNOME Maps are the first ones to be on that list so there really shouldn't be any issue.