How to get the IPhone to include location information in web request?

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Published on 2010-04-05T08:08:43Z Indexed on 2010/04/05 8:13 UTC
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We have a web site that sends emails with http links on that email. As the recipient clicks on the link, they are directed to our web site. How can we get the IPhone to include the latitude and longitude of the device?

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