Internet Explorer - Allow or Prevent Websites to Request Your Location

1. Do step 2 or 3 below for how you would like to open Internet Options.

2. Open the Control Panel (icons view), click/tap on the Internet Options icon, and go to step 4 below.


4. Click/tap on the Privacy tab, and do step 5 or 6 below for what you would like to do. (see screenshot below)
5. To Allow Websites to Request Your Location in IE9, IE10, and IE11 A) Uncheck the Never allow websites to request your physical location box, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot above)
NOTE: This is the default setting.
6. To Prevent Websites to Request Your Location in IE9, IE10, and IE11 A) Check the Never allow websites to request your physical location box, click/tap on OK, and go to step 4 below. (see screenshot above)
7. Close and reopen Internet Explorer to apply.




1. Open Firefox.

2. Type about:config in the Firefox address bar, and press enter. (see screenshot below)

3. Click/tap on the I'll be careful, I promise button. (see screenshot below)
4. To Allow Websites to Request Your Location in Firefox
WARNING: Be real careful to not double click on any other entry and change it's value. A) Scroll down a bit and double click on the geo.enabled entry to change the "value" from false to true (default setting). (see screenshot below)
B) If listed, double click on geo.wifi.uri, type https://www.google.com/loc/json, and click on OK. (see screenshots below)

C) Firefox will now look like this. (see screenshot below)
5. To Prevent Websites to Request Your Location in Firefox

WARNING: Be real careful to not double click on any other entry and change it's value. A) Scroll down a bit and double click on the geo.enabled entry to change the "value" from true (default setting) to false. (see screenshot below)
B) Double click/tap on the geo.wifi.uri. (see screenshot below)
C) Type localhost, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
D) Firefox will now look like this. (see screenshot below)
That's it,