Location Guard Plus

Hide your geographic location from websites.
What is Location Guard Plus?
"Location Guard Plus" is a Chrome extension that protects your privacy by reporting a fake location to websites. It adds random noise to your actual location to prevent accurate tracking and offers the option to use a fixed location. While it mitigates risks from JavaScript-based geolocation, users should consider a VPN for IP-based location detection. Enjoy location-based services safely with enhanced privacy.

Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 5.00 (10)
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-09-21)
Creation date: 2024-07-13
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • scripting
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 653.31K

Other platforms

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Extension summary

Hide your geographic location from websites.

Modern browsers like Google Chrome can determine your location to provide location-based services. The geographic location obtained via JavaScript is often highly accurate, which can compromise your privacy.

This extension allows you to enjoy geolocation applications while protecting your privacy by reporting a fake location to websites. It does this by adding a certain amount of "noise" to your actual location. The noise is randomly selected to prevent your real location from being accurately determined. There is also an option to use a fixed location instead of adding noise to the real one.

IMPORTANT: Location Guard Plus protects against highly accurate JavaScript-based geolocation, not the less accurate IP-based geolocation. If a website detects your approximate location from your IP address, you should use a VPN. Location Guard is not designed to address this issue.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to use
  • Effective in protecting location privacy
  • Does not interfere with browsing experience
  • Highly recommended by users
  • Simple setup process
Cons
    Most mentioned
    • Protects location without a VPN
    • Keeps geographic location private
    • No accurate location tracking from websites
    Recent reviews
    Perfect for protecting my location without a VPN. Simple, effective, and keeps my data safe
    by Michel Adam, 2024-09-18

    Easy to use and great for privacy. Now I can control what location data websites see
    by Max Medutoni, 2024-09-18

    Fantastic extension for location privacy. No more accurate location tracking from websites
    by Max Kevin, 2024-09-18
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    Extension safety

    Risk impact

    Location Guard Plus requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

    Risk likelihood

    Location Guard Plus is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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