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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic" style="task"
id="privacy-location">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="privacy" group="#last"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2014-10-13" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-30" status="final"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.33.3" date="2019-07-21" status="final"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.38.1" date="2020-11-22" status="candidate"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.38.4" date="2020-03-07" status="final"/>
<revision version="gnome:46" status="final" date="2024-03-02"/>
<credit type="author copyright">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
<years>2014</years>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>Enable or disable geolocation.</desc>
</info>
<title>Control location services</title>
<p>Geolocation, or location services, uses cell tower positioning, GPS, and
nearby Wi-Fi access points to determine your current location for use in
setting your timezone and by applications such as <app>Maps</app>. When
enabled, it is possible for your location to be shared over the network with
a great deal of precision.</p>
<steps>
<title>Turn off the geolocation features of your desktop</title>
<item>
<p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and
start typing <gui>Privacy & Security</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select <guiseq><gui>Settings</gui><gui>Privacy & Security</gui></guiseq> from the
results. This will open the <gui>Privacy & Security</gui> panel.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select <gui>Location</gui> to open the panel.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Switch the <gui>Automatic Device Location</gui> switch to off.</p>
<p>To re-enable this feature, set the <gui>Automatic Device Location</gui> switch
to on.</p>
</item>
</steps>
</page>
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