I have location access disabled in options and google chrome still can use my location wherever it wants. Its possible to restrict all location based access for all the applications I have installed ?
p.s - I know where to restrict it in chrome options but the question is about mac privacy and it's privacy ability
As per this article https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mh32356/mac
Location Services
When you enable Location Services, you allow apps, system services and websites to use the
current location of your Mac to provide information, services and features appropriate to where you are.
To see specific system services that use your location, click the Details button. Location-Based Suggestions allows the location of your Mac to be used by Spotlight Suggestions and Safari Suggestions.
See Manage which apps can detect your Mac location.
Read this https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mh35847/mac
https://www.apple.com/in/macos/security/
As per this article https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mh32356/mac
Location Services
When you enable Location Services, you allow apps, system services and websites to use the
current location of your Mac to provide information, services and features appropriate to where you are.
To see specific system services that use your location, click the Details button. Location-Based Suggestions allows the location of your Mac to be used by Spotlight Suggestions and Safari Suggestions.
See Manage which apps can detect your Mac location.
Read this https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mh35847/mac
https://www.apple.com/in/macos/security/
shastr wrote:
okay .. so sad mac has that security breach hope Catalina will take a look at it
FWIW, if you are concerned about some perceived "security breach" I suggest you disable Location Services. That way Google Chrome or any other browser or service can not determine your location. That or stop using Google Chrome.
Hi shastr!
Thanks for clarifying that this is a Mac issue! You can review the information here:
Manage which apps can detect your Mac location
Cheers!
okay .. so sad mac has that security breach hope Catalina will take a look at it
You do realize that the Goolag may have their own method of geo-location. With their resources, they may have a map of every IP address in the world.
If the service is free, you're not the consumer, you're the product.
You can also contact Apple.
FWIW, Google Chrome cannot determine one's location with Location Services disabled. It's easy to test in https://www.google.com/maps
Hi shastr!
I understand that you’d like to stop Google Chrome from tracking your location, and I'm happy to help. You can review the information here:
About privacy and Location Services in iOS 8 and later
Cheers!
thanks but.. isn't the solution for ios? not mac os
thanks but as I said - there's no chrome option at all in that menu so it appears that chrome is over-passing that menu (ignore it)
Hi shastr!
Thanks for your reply! At this point, it may be best to contact the app developer:
How to contact an app developer
Cheers!
okay .. so sad mac has that security breach hope Catalina will take a look at it
Google Chrome location access question
