Deactivate Location-Aware Browsing in Firefox 3.5

How-Tp Geek ^

[Lancey Howard]

Is there a way to disable “geolocation” in Explorer?

[Vinnie]

It deals with Firefox, not OSX.
If you are running Firefox 3.5 on a Mac use the instructions.

Don’t know if other versions have the geo ‘feature’ but from the article I suspect no.

[BP2]

Thanks for the tip.

Another alternative is the TOR browser: https://www.torproject.org/torbrowser/

Go one step further: Run the TOR browser on a USB thumbdrive from a internet cafe...

[BP2]

Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

[paulycy]

Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

Why are you telling ME this?

No, really, why? Why? WHY!!!

[ShadowAce]

Is there a way to disable “geolocation” in Explorer?

As I do not use Explorer, I cannot help you.

I'm sorry.

[tubebender]

Ping?

[Gomez]

Sorry for the late reply, I missed this one.

To comment out a line just add a “//” without the quotes in front of the text.

// This is a comment because Gomez started the line with a “//”

[Swordmaker]

Disabling location detection in FireFox3.5 on the Mac... for those who are fearful of anyone finding out where we are... PING!

Thanks to Gomez for posting and Tubebender for the heads up.

Mac Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[mojitojoe]

Exactly. Better safe than sorry and why support in any way a POS like Google that has their nose up the Kenyan’s as*

[mojitojoe]

3.0.11 and I have no intention of using the 3.5 since they did this crap with Google.

[noblejones]

<<
Why are you telling ME this?

No, really, why? Why? WHY!!!
>>

Okay Central: we’ve got him. Position 42:30:12-112:10:14

This is an all units alert.

[this_ol_patriot]

This is nothing new.

You must give your IP address to surf the web unless you use a proxy. Anyone can tell where you are but not who you are if they know your IP address. Check the link below, just by going there they will know where you are.

http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?Getlocation

[Gomez]

This is nothing new.

What's new is the sending information about the nearby wifi access points. Right now my laptop reports four of my neighbors are running wireless routers. Two of them with no security at all. The odds are that Google knows exactly where at least one of these routers are located (think starting points in Google Maps.) This defeats using a proxy or, in my case, a VPN.

[green pastures]

Thanks much Gomez!