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
1 Select the Chrome Menu Button (⋮ or ≡)2 Select Settings3 Scroll down and select Advanced4 Under Privacy and Security, select Content settings…5 Navigate to the Location section
6 Click the slider for Ask before accessing (Recommended)
Mozilla Firefox
1 In the URL bar, enter about:config2 You will see a “This might void your warranty” warning. Click I accept the risk!3 In the search bar, enter geo.enabled4 Double click on the geo.enabled preference so that the value becomes false
Microsoft Internet Explorer
1 Select the Gear Icon2 Select Internet Options3 Select the Privacy tab
4 Under “Location”, check the box for Never allow websites to request your physical location5 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
1 On your Windows 10 Desktop, hit Win + A to open Action Center2 Select All Settings > Privacy > Location3 Click the Location Service slider to turn it off
4 Scroll down to Location History5 Under Clear history on this device, click Clear
Apple Safari
1 Select Safari in the top left corner of the browser
2 Select Preferences…3 In the Privacy tab, under Website Tracking, make sure Prevent cross-site tracking and Ask websites not to track me are checked
Opera
1 In the URL bar, enter about:config2 On the left-side menu bar, select Websites3 Scroll down to Location and select Do not allow any site to track my physical location
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