Mozilla, the creator of Firefox, has recently debuted a plug-in with a geolocation feature for the browser. The plugin, known as Geode offers web users to track their location anywhere they take their computer.

One feature of the plug-in will allow websites to request and for the device owner to allow or deny their location information. This would provide relevant information as far as proximity of the user to close by stores, theaters, restaurants, entertainment events, etc’.

Other applications could be applied for instance to a news website which has a local section that is indeed local or a website authentication application that only allows a user to log in from a specific physical location.

Geode will be able to operate by accessing the standard GPS signals but also find a user’s location based on any nearby network signals such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular IDs, and even IP addresses.

Geode additionally allows the ability of tracking the location of mobile users. For instance, a tourist will be able to travel, take photos, tag them and write content about each location. The software would then upload the information to a social networking website. The tourist’s friends will be able to see, almost in real time, where the tourist has gone and his impressions from what he saw.

For security, Mozilla states that Geode users will be able to control the amount of information they can provide regarding location.

Geode will also work with Yahoo’s Fire Eagle service, which mediates the user’s last updated location so they do not have to reenter the information. The service would offer users the ability to control privacy issues, such as which web apps to trust.