{"id":3883,"date":"2021-12-15T21:01:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T15:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?p=3883"},"modified":"2022-08-02T15:59:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T10:29:06","slug":"stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Stop Sharing Your Location in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At times, you may have noticed that some websites ask for location access or even track location automatically when you visit them. This could be annoying for privacy-conscious people. Thankfully, it&#8217;s super easy to stop location sharing in any browser. Here are different ways to stop websites from tracking your location in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related | <a href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/1166\/turn-on-do-not-track-in-chrome-firefox-safari-opera-edge\/\">How to Turn On &#8220;Do Not Track&#8221; in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Edge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_45_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" area-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-66215e854a2ca\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" 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href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Disable_Location_Sharing_in_Chrome_Browser\" title=\"Disable Location Sharing in Chrome Browser\">Disable Location Sharing in Chrome Browser<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Stop_Location_for_Specific_Sites\" title=\"Stop Location for Specific Sites \">Stop Location for Specific Sites <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Block_All_Sites_from_Tracking_Location\" title=\"Block All Sites from Tracking Location\">Block All Sites from Tracking Location<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Disable_Location_Sharing_in_Firefox_Browser\" title=\"Disable Location Sharing in Firefox Browser\">Disable Location Sharing in Firefox Browser<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Stop_Location_for_Specific_Sites-2\" title=\"Stop Location for Specific Sites   \">Stop Location for Specific Sites   <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Block_All_Sites_from_Tracking_Location-2\" title=\"Block All Sites from Tracking Location\">Block All Sites from Tracking Location<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Disable_Location_Sharing_in_Edge_Browser\" title=\"Disable Location Sharing in Edge Browser \">Disable Location Sharing in Edge Browser <\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Stop_Location_for_Specific_Sites-3\" title=\"Stop Location for Specific Sites   \">Stop Location for Specific Sites   <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Block_All_Sites_from_Tracking_Location-3\" title=\"Block All Sites from Tracking Location \">Block All Sites from Tracking Location <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Disable_Location_Sharing_in_Opera_Browser\" title=\"Disable Location Sharing in Opera Browser\">Disable Location Sharing in Opera Browser<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Stop_Location_for_Specific_Sites-4\" title=\"Stop Location for Specific Sites\">Stop Location for Specific Sites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Block_All_Sites_from_Tracking_Location-4\" title=\"Block All Sites from Tracking Location\">Block All Sites from Tracking Location<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Stop_Websites_From_Tracking_Location_Without_Blocking_Access\" title=\"Stop Websites From Tracking Location Without Blocking Access\">Stop Websites From Tracking Location Without Blocking Access<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Using_a_VPN_Service\" title=\"Using a VPN Service\">Using a VPN Service<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Third-Party_Extension_to_Spoof_Location\" title=\"Third-Party Extension to Spoof Location\">Third-Party Extension to Spoof Location<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/3883\/stop-sharing-location-chrome-firefox-edge-opera\/#Wrapping_Up\" title=\"Wrapping Up\">Wrapping Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_Location_Sharing_in_Chrome_Browser\"><\/span>Disable Location Sharing in Chrome Browser<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Google, which owns <a href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/tag\/google-chrome\">Chrome<\/a>, has been notorious for collecting users&#8217; data over the years. As A part of collecting the user data for better&nbsp;user-specific results, Chrome collects a lot of information, including user location. If turned on, other websites too can track your location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the other two browsers in the list, Chrome lets users either block the location for a specific website or disable it entirely for all the sites. Both the methods are detailed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stop_Location_for_Specific_Sites\"><\/span>Stop Location for Specific Sites <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:&nbsp;<\/strong>Open the Chrome browser on your PC. Click the <strong>three-dot menu<\/strong> on the top right corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:&nbsp;<\/strong>From the options that appear, click on <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome-3-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3921\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome-3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3921\" class=\"wp-image-3921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome-3-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome-3-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome-3-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome-3.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:&nbsp;<\/strong>On the settings page, click on <strong>Privacy and Security<\/strong> on the left side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4:&nbsp;<\/strong>On the next page, click on <strong>Site settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome1-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"Stop Location Sharing in Chrome Browser\" data-id=\"3920\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3920\" class=\"wp-image-3920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome1-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome1.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5:&#xA0;<\/strong>From the Site security page, click on <strong>Location<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6:&nbsp;<\/strong>Scroll down to <strong>Allow to see your location<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome2-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3919\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3919\" class=\"wp-image-3919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome2-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome2-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome2-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome2.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 7:&nbsp;<\/strong>Here, you can see the websites accessing your location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 8:<\/strong> <strong>Tap the website<\/strong> that you want to stop accessing your location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome4-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"Stop Location Tracking for Websites in Chrome Browser\" class=\"wp-image-3918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome4-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome4-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome4-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chrome4.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 9:&nbsp;<\/strong>Click on the <strong>drop-down box<\/strong> on the Location tab. Finally, select <strong>Block<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Block_All_Sites_from_Tracking_Location\"><\/span>Block All Sites from Tracking Location<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-Location-Tracking-for-all-sites-in-Chrome-4278190080-2px-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3944\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-Location-Tracking-for-all-sites-in-Chrome-4278190080-2px.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3944\" class=\"wp-image-3944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-Location-Tracking-for-all-sites-in-Chrome-4278190080-2px-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-Location-Tracking-for-all-sites-in-Chrome-4278190080-2px-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-Location-Tracking-for-all-sites-in-Chrome-4278190080-2px-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-Location-Tracking-for-all-sites-in-Chrome-4278190080-2px.jpg 1479w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to block location access to every website in Chrome, follow the steps mentioned above until you reach the Location page. Here, select <strong>Don&#8217;t allow sites to see your location<\/strong> to block every website accessing your location in Chrome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related | <a href=\"https:\/\/gadgetstouse.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/12\/allow-or-block-permission-access-to-websites-on-chrome\/\">How to Allow or Block Permission Access to Websites on Chrome<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_Location_Sharing_in_Firefox_Browser\"><\/span>Disable Location Sharing in Firefox Browser<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/tag\/firefox\">Firefox <\/a>doesn&#8217;t collect any location information, the websites you have permitted can track your location if allowed. If you want to stop them, then follow the steps mentioned below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stop_Location_for_Specific_Sites-2\"><\/span>Stop Location for Specific Sites   <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:&nbsp;<\/strong>Open the Firefox browser and click the <strong>hamburger menu<\/strong> at the top right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:&nbsp;<\/strong>Select <strong>Settings<\/strong> from the options that appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Firefox-3-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3917\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Firefox-3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3917\" class=\"wp-image-3917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Firefox-3-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Firefox-3-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Firefox-3-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Firefox-3.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:&nbsp;<\/strong>Next, click on <strong>Privacy &amp; Security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4:&nbsp;<\/strong>After opening the security page, scroll down to the <strong>Permissions<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-1-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"Stop Location Sharing in Firefox Browser\" data-id=\"3916\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3916\" class=\"wp-image-3916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-1-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-1.jpg 1207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5:&nbsp;<\/strong>Click on <strong>Settings<\/strong> next to <strong>location<\/strong>. This will open a new window that will show you all websites with access to your location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6:&nbsp;<\/strong>You can block the location access to the websites by checking on the <strong>drop-down box<\/strong> next to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-2-1-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"Stop Location Sharing in Firefox Browser\" data-id=\"3915\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-2-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3915\" class=\"wp-image-3915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-2-1-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-2-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-2-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/firefox-2-1.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Block_All_Sites_from_Tracking_Location-2\"><\/span>Block All Sites from Tracking Location<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-All-Sites-from-Asking-Location-in-Firefox-4278190080-2px-1024x581.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-All-Sites-from-Asking-Location-in-Firefox-4278190080-2px-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-All-Sites-from-Asking-Location-in-Firefox-4278190080-2px-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-All-Sites-from-Asking-Location-in-Firefox-4278190080-2px-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-All-Sites-from-Asking-Location-in-Firefox-4278190080-2px.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to block all websites in Firefox from accessing your location, follow the steps mentioned above till the Location Permission window. Here, click on <strong>Remove All Websites<\/strong> to remove all current sites having location access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To prevent websites from requesting permission to access your location in the future, check the box for <strong>Block new requests asking to access your location<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_Location_Sharing_in_Edge_Browser\"><\/span>Disable Location Sharing in Edge Browser <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we have mentioned methods to stop sharing your location with websites you visit in <a href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/tag\/microsoft-edge\">Edge <\/a>Browser. It is very similar to how we do it on Chrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stop_Location_for_Specific_Sites-3\"><\/span>Stop Location for Specific Sites   <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Open the Edge browser. Click the <strong>three-dot menu<\/strong> on the top right corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>On the options that appear, click on <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge-1-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"Stop Sharing Location Edge\" data-id=\"3995\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3995\" class=\"wp-image-3995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge-1-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge-1-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge-1.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Next, select <strong>Cookies and site permissions<\/strong> from the sidebar at the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge1-1-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"Stop Location Sharing in Edge Browser\" data-id=\"3996\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge1-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3996\" class=\"wp-image-3996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge1-1-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge1-1-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge1-1-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge1-1.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>Scroll down till <strong>Site permissions<\/strong>. Click on <strong>location.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5: <\/strong>On the Location page, you will see the sites to which you have given location access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge2-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"Stop Sharing Location Edge\" data-id=\"3997\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3997\" class=\"wp-image-3997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge2-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge2-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge2-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge2.jpg 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> You can now remove the website from the allowed list and also block websites to stop tracking your location in Microsoft Edge Browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Block_All_Sites_from_Tracking_Location-3\"><\/span>Block All Sites from Tracking Location <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/edge-3-1-1024x521.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3998\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/edge-3-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3998\" class=\"wp-image-3998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/edge-3-1-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/edge-3-1-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/edge-3-1-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/edge-3-1.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of blocking each site individually, you can also block sites from asking for location access. To do so, repeat the steps above till you land on the Location page. Here, turn off the toggle for &#8220;<strong>Ask before accessing<\/strong>.&#8221; From now, Edge will block location permissions for sites you visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_Location_Sharing_in_Opera_Browser\"><\/span>Disable Location Sharing in Opera Browser<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/tag\/opera\">Opera<\/a>, too, you can either stop sharing your location with a particular site or turn off location access for all sites in one click. Check the steps for both below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stop_Location_for_Specific_Sites-4\"><\/span>Stop Location for Specific Sites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:&nbsp;<\/strong>Open the Opera browser and click on the <strong>Settings icon <\/strong>on the dock on the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera-1024x543.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3914\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?attachment_id=3914\" class=\"wp-image-3914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera-1024x543.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:&nbsp;<\/strong>Open the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> option, and select <strong>Security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera1-1024x521.jpg\" alt=\"Stop sharing Location in Chrome Firefox Opera\" class=\"wp-image-3913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera1-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera1-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera1-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera1.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:&nbsp;<\/strong>After that, click on <strong>Site Settings<\/strong> and then<strong> location.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera2-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera2-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera2-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera2-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera2.jpg 1208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>Scroll down till <strong>Allowed to see your location<\/strong>. Here you will see all the websites accessing your location in the Opera browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera-3-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"Stop sharing Location in Chrome Firefox Opera\" class=\"wp-image-3911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera-3-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera-3-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera-3-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opera-3.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5:&nbsp;<\/strong>Select and turn off the location access to the websites you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Block_All_Sites_from_Tracking_Location-4\"><\/span>Block All Sites from Tracking Location<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-All-Sites-from-Asking-Location-in-Opera-4278190080-2px-1024x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-All-Sites-from-Asking-Location-in-Opera-4278190080-2px-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-All-Sites-from-Asking-Location-in-Opera-4278190080-2px-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-All-Sites-from-Asking-Location-in-Opera-4278190080-2px-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Block-All-Sites-from-Asking-Location-in-Opera-4278190080-2px.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the same location page, click on <strong>Don&#8217;t allow sites to see your location <\/strong>to block websites from fully accessing your location in Opera. Furthermore, you can turn on&nbsp;<strong>Ask before accessing<\/strong>&nbsp;this page, which makes the websites ask you permission before accessing your location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stop_Websites_From_Tracking_Location_Without_Blocking_Access\"><\/span>Stop Websites From Tracking Location Without Blocking Access<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_a_VPN_Service\"><\/span>Using a VPN Service<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some features in a website may not work if you do not give all of the permissions, including location access. To prevent these websites from accessing your real location, you can<strong> use a VPN service <\/strong>like ProtonVPN, ZenMate, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Third-Party_Extension_to_Spoof_Location\"><\/span>Third-Party Extension to Spoof Location<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Location-Guard-Extension-4278190080-2px-1024x354.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Location-Guard-Extension-4278190080-2px-1024x354.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Location-Guard-Extension-4278190080-2px-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Location-Guard-Extension-4278190080-2px-768x266.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Location-Guard-Extension-4278190080-2px-1536x531.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Location-Guard-Extension-4278190080-2px.jpg 1682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, you can<strong> use the Location Guard extension,<\/strong> which you can use to spoof or change your actual location. All you need to do is visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/location-guard\/cfohepagpmnodfdmjliccbbigdkfcgia?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">extension page<\/a> and add it to your browser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Location-Guard-4278190080-2px-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Location-Guard-4278190080-2px-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Location-Guard-4278190080-2px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Location-Guard-4278190080-2px-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Location-Guard-4278190080-2px.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, choose the desired location privacy, and the location of your choice. You can make the websites think you&#8217;re browsing from Paris while sitting in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Websites usually ask location services to provide services suitable for you according to your location. Changing the location can affect the results of that particular site. Still, one can use this method to prevent websites from accessing your actual location information.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_Up\"><\/span>Wrapping Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope this article helped you find which websites are accessing your location and ways to stop sharing your location in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera browser. As mentioned, all the browsers offer built-in options to block location access. If you have any suggestions or queries, do let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At times, you may have noticed that some websites ask for location access or even track location automatically when you visit them. This could be annoying for privacy-conscious people. Thankfully, it&#8217;s super easy to stop location sharing in any browser. 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