How to Disable Geolocation in Specific Programs

[Feuer Frei!]

Geolocation is a rather secret feature of some browsers and toolbars. It allows the creator of that program to get a fix on the location of your computer to within a few meters of where you actually live. For the potential dangers read the article from BBC News entitled 'Web attack knows where you live' here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10850875).

SOURCE AND HOW TO DISABLE (http://no-geolocation.blogspot.com/2010/08/01-what-is-geolocation_08.html)

[Fubar2Niner]

Big Brother gets ever closer :nope:

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Arclight]

Ha! People complaining about the security issues of IE all the time, and now it turns out it's the only one not spying on you. :haha:

[longam]

Knowing where you are has always been available via trace route and your IP address.

[Gargamel]

Knowing where you are has always been available via trace route and your IP address.
Regardless of your browser...


I remember a lot of people used to put up your address or IP in their sig. That little smiley guy holding the sign?

[jumpy]

So this looks like it's dependent on googles harvesting of wi-fi points?
So if your router isn't wi-fi?

[Arclight]

Then they can't triangulate it and have to resort to the regular IP trace, I guess.

Not as accurate, but plenty accurate for marketing purposes.