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A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing a location-based records access system. An example of the method includes providing, in a browser sandbox environment executing on a processor, a client interface for interacting with a records server, receiving an indication of an occurrence of an event within the client interface, the indication comprising electronic data sufficient to identify a particular protocol handler application, executing the particular protocol handler application outside of the browser sandbox environment, wherein executing the particular protocol handler application results in execution of a listener, performing a call, by the client interface, to the listener to request a device identifier from the listener, receiving, by the client interface, the device identifier from the listener; and transmitting the device identifier to the records server.