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>For our users in the US and Canada, Firefox can now save, manage, and auto-fill credit card information for you...

Can anyone explain why this feature would need to be region-locked? Are they doing something more than simply storing CC info locally?

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Probably compliance - haven't/yet/don't want to confirm that it's adhering to data protection/similar laws in multiple jurisdictions?

I'd guess primarily language, the status page says their testing to ensure the right fields get filled.

We speak a kind of English over here in the UK too.

There are enough differences that could cause issues in form recognition, particularly with things like addresses, that it makes sense to separate the two for testing.

Canada is about as similar to the UK as it is to the US in this regard.

Localization. Think US zip code, for example.

Localisation has such (a) cruel spelling(s).

Smart people just spell it l10n.

Handwriting the "one" of ten: 1 or l?

lIOn? Like the big cat?

I'm more interested in knowing how they determine where I am. Do this feature require a GPS-enabled device to activate?

Firefox already has code to determine your location, since it supports the Geolocation API for JavaScript (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Geolocation...). I’m not sure how Firefox implements it, but on a device without a GPS, programs could determine your location from the list of nearby Wi-Fi access points or from your IP address.

The better question: why does it need a gradual rollout?

Maybe it's synced with FF account ?

I'd suspect the need of local partnerships to curate the content.

Curate what content? How?

What recommendations show up. Someone needs to read the articles in order to recommend them, don't they? It'd be better if this someone is someone local who has the context.

Edit: The heck, I haven't read carefully the OP. Thought that the question is about Pocket.

I was so confused by your comment, haha. "Recommendations, not autofill? They're going to recommend a credit card and address for me?"

Mea culpa. Read "regional", mixed with the Pocket and german-speaking countries announcement and the rest is history.

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