Change Geolocation (Location Guard)

Easily change your geographic location (Geolocation) to a desired one and protect your privacy.
What is Change Geolocation (Location Guard)?
Change Geolocation (Location Guard) is a browser extension designed for privacy protection. It let users change their geographic location to any desired value. Users can easily set their latitude and longitude, and other geolocation variables on the option page. The toolbar button works as an ON/OFF switch with a simple coloring system for easy use. The default location is Greenwich, UK. To check your location or to report any bugs, use the links provided in the addon homepage.

Extension stats

By: Yubi
Users: 40,000+
Rating: 2.66 (64)
Version: 0.1.7 (Last updated: 2024-06-03)
Creation date: 2020-05-12
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
  • contextMenus
  • webNavigation
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
Size: 42.18K

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Extension summary

Change Geolocation (Location Guard) is a browser extension that let you easily change your geographic location to the desired value and protect your privacy.

Simply open the addon's options page and set the latitude and longitude for where you want the geolocation to be (the default location is Greenwich, UK). Next, reload a page and check your location (i.e. webbrowsertools.com/geolocation/). Please note that besides latitude and longitude you can set other variables in the geolocation API (see options page). Moreover, pressing on the toolbar icon will activate or deactivate the addon.

Note: toolbar button serves as an ON|OFF switch to activate and deactivate the addon. The green color is for ON and the grey color is for the OFF state.

To report bugs, please fill out the bug report form on the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/change-geolocation.html).

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Works great for some users
  • Free to use
  • Can successfully change geolocation for those who know how to set it up correctly
Cons
  • Not working for many users
  • Does not change IP address location
  • Tutorial and setup process can be cumbersome
Most mentioned
  • Simply is NOT working
  • Doesn't work
  • It's not working
Recent reviews
It's very good work
by Escher Chran, 2024-09-18

its not working.. added the desired lat long but still detecting the original location.
by Dev Ratna Shakya, 2024-07-15

This will not work for testing things that use IP address to check your location.
by Michael Judkins, 2024-05-27
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Change Geolocation (Location Guard) requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Change Geolocation (Location Guard) is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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