How can I turn off geo-locator? I have done the fix that I found but it doesn't work - what else can I do?
I have done this and turned it to false (hope that's right) • In the URL bar, type about:config • Type geo.enabled • Double click on the geo.enabled preference • Location-Aware Browsing is now disabled
But google is still putting me at a location unsuitable for my browsing requirements. I want to browse .co.uk not .fr. for business as well as personal. Please help it is very time consuming even when I type .co.uk google changes it back to .fr
Any help gratefully received. Thank you.
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Google uses your network address to guess your country. There isn't an easy way to hide this from Google. If you are signed in to a Google Account, you can use the email address settings (for some reason) to tell them which country you are in; I'm not sure if this will help you get to the correct Google search site.
"Location-Aware Browsing" is only useful if you connect via a wireless access point.
Otherwise a reverse DNS look up of your IP is used and that is usually not very accurate.
Firefox will always ask for permission before using Geolocation.