GMail (including Google Apps) has a Labs feature that enables the addition of location to email signatures:
As with other location-based services from Google, it relies on IP address as well as Google Gears. When this Labs feature is enabled, it adds a new setting to the Signature settings (look under General settings):
Once this is done, whenever a new email is composed, a line is appended to the signature with the location.
Seems like Google’s going overboard with location-in-everything (including offerings like Google Latitude). Weren’t web-based email services supposed to offer location privacy (since originating IP in mail headers was restricted to the IP address of the email provider)?
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This Labs feature was launched a few weeks ago itself, wasn't it? Everything these days seems to be moving towards integration with Location Based Services - third party Twitter apps, Facebook (rumored?), etc. It looks like its only a matter of time before location features become mainstream with e-mail as well ( I have disabled this Labs feature for now ;-)).
What, you're not sharing your location?! I'm shocked! ;-)
... and yes, it came a few weeks ago. I'm behind the times.
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