How to Disable Geolocation Sharing on Different Browsers

May 14, 2019

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Many websites request a browser to share the user’s real location before they load content. To safeguard your privacy, this guide will teach you how to disable geolocation sharing on your browser.

Google Chrome

Select the Chrome Menu Button (⋮ or ≡)
Select Settings.
Scroll down and select Advanced.
Under Privacy and Security, select Content settings…
Navigate to the Location section.
Click the slider for Ask before accessing (Recommended).

Mozilla Firefox

In the URL bar, enter about: config.
You will see a This might void your warranty warning. Click I accept the risk!
In the search bar, enter geo. enabled
Double click on the geo. enabled preference so that the value becomes false

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Select the Gear Icon
Select Internet Options
Select the Privacy tab
Under Location, check the box for Never allow websites to request your physical location
Next to the box for Never allow websites to request your physical location, select Clear Sites to remove old sites which have access to your physical location

Microsoft Edge

On your Windows 10 Desktop, hit Win + A to open Action Center
Select All Settings > Privacy > Location
Click the Location Service slider to turn it off
Scroll down to Location History
Under Clear history on this device, click Clear

Apple Safari

Select Safari in the top left corner of the browser
Select Preferences…
In the Privacy tab, under Website Tracking, make sure Prevent cross-site tracking and Ask websites not to track me are checked

Opera

In the URL bar, enter about:config
On the left-side menu bar, select Websites
Scroll down to Location and select Do not allow any site to track my physical location

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