The Privacy Prompt
When browsing the web, many modern websites (like local news outlets, weather services, or retail store finders) attempt to provide localized content. To do this, they request access to your physical location data. By default, Google Chrome intercepts this request and displays a prompt near the address bar, asking you to “Allow” or “Block” location access for that specific site. If you value your privacy and never want websites to know your location, having to manually click “Block” on dozens of automated pop-up requests every day is tedious and annoying.
Silencing Location Requests
To protect your privacy by default and stop Google Chrome from automatically requesting your location every time a website asks for it, you must change the global site permissions.
Click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner of the Chrome browser and select Settings. In the left-hand navigation sidebar, click on Privacy and security. In the main panel, click on Site settings. Scroll down to the “Permissions” section and click on Location. Here, you will see the default behavior for all websites. By default, it is set to “Sites can ask for your location.” To completely silence all prompts, click the radio button next to Don’t allow sites to see your location. From now on, Chrome will automatically and silently deny every location request, and you will never see the pop-up prompt again.