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How can I completely hide my location in every situation?

When I use Google Maps for example, I automatically get the map for the location I am at. There are much more examples like this, where my location is automatically given out to someone else. How can I get more control of this, and in particular be able to completely hide my location for anyone at all times? In Windows, Android and Mac?

Dave Baldwin

You can't. Every place you directly connect to gets your IP address and they can generally locate you from just that.

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Shaun Vermaak

Use a VPN and disable all location services and devices

Dr. Klahn

Expanding on what has been said above, it's impossible to hide completely. Even going through Tor or a VPN, the web site can profile your browser and discover (among other things) the language you us, e.g., EN-AU (Australian English). That will look quite ridiculous coming from a VPN in Russia.

Side note: Font profiling is quite popular now for tracking. The web site enumerates the fonts available on your system, which is likely to be a unique set of fonts. When font profiling, display size, display color depth and various other items are combined, it is a unique fingerprint for your system and your system alone. This information can be used to track you anywhere

Omer Rasheed

Expanding on what has been said above, avoid allowing web browsers or mobile devices to locate your location. Although, it all depends on your preferences what actually you want.

hermesalpha

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Thanks for your suggestions. Perhaps using internet via different servers (my own servers or rented)? Although probably it would slow things down too much.

BillDL

Thank you hermesalpha