# Location leaking via gps :( **URL:** \ **Category:** Desktop Support\ **Tags:** linux\ **Created:** [March 5, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/location-leaking-via-gps/602530 "2025-03-05T20:40:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anonp4x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@anonp4x](https://community.brave.app/u/anonp4x)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/location-leaking-via-gps/602530/1 "2025-03-05T20:40:06Z")
hello i was wondering why is my freinds website able to pull my exact location via gps through brave but if i use the tor proxy with extensions like location guard and user agent spoofer it no longer pulls my real location ? i have brave set to max security am using proton vpn and the tor socks5 to stop this is there anything that can be done? ---
**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/location-leaking-via-gps/602530/2 "2025-03-05T20:42:20Z")
This depends on a lot of factors. Most notably, if you’re using a VPN service to connect to the internet, then your location should be obfuscated regardless of what Brave is doing. Can you please share the link to the website so that I can test on my end? ---
**Author:** ![anonp4x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@anonp4x](https://community.brave.app/u/anonp4x)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/location-leaking-via-gps/602530/3 "2025-03-05T20:53:58Z")
there are two of these sites one can show the exact address u access from even over vpn this it it [https://smokestore](https://smokestore).(shop/) the other is [https://furry](https://furry).(ong) both of these are malicious sites so take precautions ---
**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/location-leaking-via-gps/602530/4 "2025-03-05T23:04:53Z")
I’m confused – you’re saying that these are your friend sites but they’re also malicious? Additionally, what steps would I take to have it find my location? For example, I went to the first site and it looks like its a sales website for glassware and other accessories. It did ask me for permission to know my location when I first landed there, to which I selected `Block` but I don’t see any way on the site to trigger it to detect my location. ---
**Author:** ![anonp4x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@anonp4x](https://community.brave.app/u/anonp4x)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/location-leaking-via-gps/602530/5 "2025-03-05T23:31:15Z")
im saying just u visiting the site in general it now has logged ur adress ive tried this with tor without tor with other browsers to i fear there is no way to block the script ☹ besides the extensions ive mentioned above so if u can add there features in a future update it would fix it im sorry for confusion but my english is so not good 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/location-leaking-via-gps/602530/6 "2025-03-05T23:37:11Z")
@anonp4x, Where do you see that it’s logged your address? ---
**Author:** ![anonp4x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@anonp4x](https://community.brave.app/u/anonp4x)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/location-leaking-via-gps/602530/7 "2025-03-06T01:46:09Z")
they have a discord setup it send the logs there they are using it for doxxing and i wanna fix the issue so no one randomly is affected ---
**Author:** ![fmarier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/fmarier/32/18780_2.png) [@fmarier](https://community.brave.app/u/fmarier)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/location-leaking-via-gps/602530/8 "2025-03-06T19:18:24Z")
Are you on desktop or mobile? What OS are you on? Also, do you get the same location as on your friend’s website if you go here? [https://fmarier.github.io/brave-testing/geolocation.html](https://fmarier.github.io/brave-testing/geolocation.html) (This is a test page I wrote which uses the browser’s geolocation API. It will ask for permission to get your location and then it will show it to you with a link to a map. No logs of any kind, it’s all done in the browser.) ---
**Author:** ![anonp4x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@anonp4x](https://community.brave.app/u/anonp4x)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/location-leaking-via-gps/602530/9 "2025-03-08T23:01:20Z")
i am on linux debian to be specific also am on desktop version all is upto date aswell we made the website as a joke or the script i guess u could say but now our freind is using it for evil not good ☹ [https://fmarier.github.io/brave-testing/geolocation.html](https://fmarier.github.io/brave-testing/geolocation.html) shows my gps is in africa it dosent do the same thing as the ites listed above these sites can leak ur actual gps even over vpn or tor ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/location-leaking-via-gps/602530/10 "2025-04-07T23:01:39Z")
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