[jsaklas]

When a website asks to allow my location, why do both Firefox and Chome have me about 7 miles southeast of my true location?  I'm running Windows 7.

Edited by jsaklas, 19 February 2022 - 03:57 PM.

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Best Answer

Hello jsaklas,

As far as I know it's just an estimate of your location based on IP address, Google Location Services then returns your estimated geolocation.

 

​More information here in the link below:

 

Does Firefox share my location with websites? | Mozilla Support

[zep516]

Best Answer

Hello jsaklas,

As far as I know it's just an estimate of your location based on IP address, Google Location Services then returns your estimated geolocation.

 

​More information here in the link below:

 

Does Firefox share my location with websites? | Mozilla Support

[phillpower2]

On a lighter note jsaklas, moved your topic to the more appropriate forum as being on the All Other Operating Systems forum meant it was in the wrong location 

 

Same OP at another location here as well

[jsaklas]

phillpower2,

 

Thanks, I was confused (It happens more often now that I'm in my mid 70s. lol).

[phillpower2]

You are welcome jsaklas 

 

Any update for zep, let us know asap so we can lock the thread and keep the spammers out.

 

Edit to add: 25/02/22. No response from the OP so thread closed to prevent any further spam posts.