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Geolocation API Blocker

by geolocationapiblocker · vladimirradjenovic.github.io · Privacy & Security
FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

A simple extension for overriding the browser's Geolocation API.

Users
350
+11 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#50K
#42K among extensions
Version
0.7.11
updated 26 Apr 2026

Users

monthly, 1 years
0418836Apr 2025Feb 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 350 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 1 years
012Apr 2025Feb 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Geolocation API Blocker

The Geolocation API, a standard feature supported in all major Web browsers, allows sites to infer your precise location. Past research has shown that many sites using this API do not require an extremely accurate location to function correctly. Yet, there is no native way to make the reported data less accurate. Geolocation API Blocker is an open-source extension that allows the user to modify their reported coordinates for different hostnames in two ways: 1) A fixed location of their choosing. 2) A noisy location uniformly distributed inside a circle of specified radius centered around the actual location. The extension only works with the Geolocation API. It cannot protect against methods that use your IP address.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+16+4.8%00.00
30 days+11+3.2%00.00
6 months+29+9.0%00.00
1 year+126+56.2%00.00

Version history

8 versions recorded
0.7.1126 Apr 2026
0.7.1013 Apr 2026
0.7.921 Nov 2025
0.7.829 Jul 2025
0.7.718 Jun 2025
0.7.61 Jun 2025
0.7.42 May 2025
0.7.316 Apr 2025

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
16 Apr 2025
Size
194 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
cbpmbkimnhdlaibdcngplgmchiibjeni

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
storageactiveTab

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