Location Guard

Hide your geographic location from websites.

Location Guard - Protect Your Geolocation Privacy in Chrome

Location Guard is a Chrome extension designed to enhance user privacy by manipulating JavaScript-based geolocation data provided to websites. It either introduces noise to your real location or presents a fixed location, preventing websites from determining your precise geographic position. Note that Location Guard does not mask IP-based locations and is not a substitute for a VPN. Visit direction link for any issues.

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By: Kostas Chatzikokolakis

Users: 300,000+

Rating: 3.87

(327)

Version: 2.5.0 (Last updated: 2022-03-19)

Creation date: 2019-09-21

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*
storage

Size: 607.23K

Email: ch*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 1,148 ▲ 122

Other rankings

#26 in Accessibility ▲ 2

#1 in location keyword 17

#93 in chrome keyword 10 ▲

#115 in protect keyword 63 ▲ 14

#184 in browser settings keyword 2 ▲ 8

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Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Modern browsers such as Google Chrome can tell websites where you're located in order to provide location-aware functionality. Your geographic location obtained via JavaScript is often highly accurate, which can be a violation of your privacy.

This extension allows enjoying geolocation applications while protecting your privacy, by reporting a fake location to websites, after adding a certain amount of "noise" to the real one. The noise is randomly selected in a way that protects the real location from being accurately inferred. There's also an option to use a fixed location, instead of adding noise to the real one.

IMPORTANT: Location Guard protects against JavaScript-based geolocation (which has very high accuracy), NOT IP-based geolocation (which typically has low accuracy). If a website detects your coarse location from your IP address, then use a VPN, Location Guard is not meant to solve this problem.

To report an issue with Location Guard please use the following page: https://github.com/chatziko/location-guard/issues

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

Useful for planning trips without revealing actual location
Helps manage location for targeted search results
Open-source and ad-free alternative to similar tools
Easy to use for adjusting GPS location manually
Reliable for SEO and Google Ads geo targeting

Cons

Scheduled for removal from Chrome Web Store (MV2 support ending)
Does not work well when a website uses your IP address for location
Lack of clear instructions and potentially broken features
Issues with recent updates or lack thereof
Confusion about scope of functionality (only GPS, not IP-based)

Most mentioned

Functionality for spoofing GPS location
Removal from the Chrome Web Store due to MV2 support ending
User frustration with location accuracy and confirmation
Working well for specific use cases like SEO
Concerns about the extension not updating for a long time

User reviews

gpsのないパソコンにおいてこういう機能は必須に近いおかげで旅行の計画を立てれた本当に感謝

First Last, 2025-01-07

Absolute life saver against horrible corporate idiocy and malpractices by the likes of google. Research your vacation destination place by searching in a search bar? No let maps jump all the way back to your home town for restaurants just so you can be targeted by more ads!