Moderators hazelnut Posted February 26, 2011 Moderators Share Posted February 26, 2011 Just in case anyone wants to know how to turn off geolocation in their browser (it tells websites where you are) this will help http://www.brighthub.com/internet/security-privacy/articles/107985.aspx Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted February 26, 2011 Moderators Share Posted February 26, 2011 Nice one hazel. I wonder if there's a side effect to disabling this, the way disabling "referrer information" can stop some sites working as they should? I'll no doubt find out. Advertisers usually have some way of prising the information they want out of folk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted February 26, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted February 26, 2011 I have it disabled in Opera and haven't noticed any problems so far Dennis. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I live so far out that microsoft patch tuesday doesn't get here 'till friday. Don't guess it matters. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I reworked my FF and IE to those specs. Thanks Hazelnut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I want them to know where I live, this way my adblock plus prevents me from seeing (allegedly) relevant ad's, instead of er.. size enhancements and dating sites o.O Kidding winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted February 27, 2011 Moderators Share Posted February 27, 2011 I've had it blocked for ages in Firefox except for the "geo.wifi.uri" part which I've just disabled and updated in my archived Firefox Tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Just a quick question that someone might be able to clarify for me ! I`m running I.E.8,, on the link to find out if your running your browser with geolocation http://benwerd.com/lab/geo.php The answer it gave me said my browser was not,But ! when i use google on the screen at the left hand side it has my location and town name...is this info taken form my isp provider ?? Fluff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted February 27, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted February 27, 2011 IE8 doesn't support geolocation Fluffy, however IE9 does. Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions do not support geolocation, but IE9 supports the feature. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Yeah Thats what I mean Hazelnut..when i search for anything using google up pops my town`s name on the left handside..there is a link to change your location,but it says "auto detected" I found this on google.... Automatically detected location To provide you with the most relevant results, Google attempts to automatically detect your location and customize results based on that detected location. A location that's labeled "Auto-detected" is chosen based on the following factors: ?Your IP address . ?Google Toolbar's My Location feature. If you have Google Toolbar installed and have the My Location feature enabled, your approximate location (if detected) will be used to customize your search results. If you don't want Toolbar to attempt to determine your approximate location, you can turn off My Location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhawk Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I'm not sure what all the fuss is about because even if geolocation was disabled servers can still find your location. With the exception of proxy servers your IP address would always be exposed during any form of network communication. Your IP belongs to a netblock which is owned by your ISP a simple lookup or database check is all they need to pwn you. Richard S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted February 28, 2011 Moderators Share Posted February 28, 2011 Your IP belongs to a netblock which is owned by your ISP a simple lookup or database check is all they need to pwn you. True, however with mine the sites think I'm about one hundred miles away from my actual location. Close but no cigar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_B Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I use Gmail. I do not remember giving them my home address, but obviously each time I log into my account they know my current IP address , hence Google can track me and link me to my chunk of their database. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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