<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" style="task" id="privacy-location" xml:lang="hi">

  <info>

    <link type="guide" xref="privacy" group="#last"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2014-10-13" status="review"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-30" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author copyright">

      <name>Michael Hill</name>

      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>

      <years>2014</years>

    </credit>

    <include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>

    <desc>Enable or disable geolocation.</desc>

  </info>

  <title>Control location services</title>

  
Geolocation, or location services, uses cell tower positioning, GPS, and

  nearby Wi-Fi access points to determine your current location for use in

  setting your timezone and by applications such as <app>Maps</app>. When

  enabled, it is possible for your location to be shared over the network with

  a great deal of precision.

  <steps>

    <title>Turn off the geolocation features of your desktop</title>

    <item>

      
Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and

      start typing <gui>Privacy</gui>.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Click on <gui>Privacy</gui> to open the panel.

    </item>

    <item>

     
Set the <gui>Location Services</gui> switch to <gui>OFF</gui>.

     
To re-enable this feature, set the <gui>Location Services</gui> switch

     to <gui>ON</gui>.

    </item>

  </steps>

</page>