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Location Privacy - BETA 0.3.1

1.4 MB / 50K+ Downloads / Rating 4.2 - 243 reviews


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Location Privacy - BETA, developed and published by The Guardian Project, has released its latest version, 0.3.1, on 2023-02-12. This app falls under the Tools category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 50000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.2, based on 243 reviews.

Location Privacy - BETA APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 2.3+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: info.guardianproject.locationprivacy

Updated: 2 years ago

Developer Name: The Guardian Project

Category: Tools

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Location Privacy - BETA on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

4.2
Total 243 reviews

Reviews

4 ★, on 2020-07-14
As always but updates needed .... Guardians are Missing ... Guardian of Galaxy...

2 ★, on 2020-03-09
Needs an update. Crashing even on the example Google URL in the About dialog.

3 ★, on 2019-12-18
Not very effective or easy to use

5 ★, on 2016-09-13
'Cuz you're for the people! When does privacy matter? ALL THE FREAKIN' TIME PEOPLE!!!!! I'm always shocked to find out someone believes in the law of safety in numbers, since most people are good and decent folks, that out of the billions of internet users using their cell phones and tablets that they can somehow go unnoticed by the "bad guys"; or 2. I keep finding more and more people who DO NOT REALIZE THE POTENTIAL threats they face! Identity theft, scams, blackmail, etc...

3 ★, on 2017-01-18
I like the idea, but still uncertain as to when it's likely to be called. I've had it 10 months now and it's never shown as an option.

4 ★, on 2017-04-16
Would be nice if it had an option to globally disabled location data in photos as well, people forget they leek location data that way.

Previous Versions

Location Privacy - BETA 0.3.1
2023-02-12 / 1.4 MB / Android 2.3+

Location Privacy - BETA 0.3
2023-12-08 / 1.1 MB / Android 2.3+

About this app

Just click on a link that points to a location, and LocationPrivacy will show up as one of the options. If you select it, then it will use the most private way possible to get the location from that link. It will then forward the location to the map app that you choose. LocationPrivacy is not really app but rather a set of "privacy filters" for all of the various ways of sharing location. When you click on a location link in one app, LocationPrivacy offers itself as an option. It then recognizes insecure methods of sharing location, and then converts them to the most private methods available. For many links, the location can be read without even going online. For others, LocationPrivacy reads the location from the webpage via Tor, so that it cannot be tracked to you. Whenever possible, the connection uses HTTPS.

OsmAnd is the recommended map app for private location because it works fully offline and we have audited it. LocationPrivacy will work with basically all map apps. LocationPrivacy can also serve as a way to redirect all location links to your favorite mapping app. All map apps in Android can view `geo:` URIs, and LocationPrivacy converts many kinds of links to `geo:` URIs, including: Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Amap, Baidu Map, QQ Map, Nokia HERE, Yandex Maps.

This is still a beta release of a new idea, if you have problems or ideas, please post them on our issue tracker so we can improve this app!
https://github.com/guardianproject/locationprivacy/issues

★ WE SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE: Location Privacy is available in: Deutsch, español, français, norsk. Don’t see your language? Join us and help translate the app:
https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/guardianproject/locationprivacy
https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/guardianproject/locationprivacy-metadata


***Learn More***

★ ABOUT US: Guardian Project is a group of developers that make secure mobile apps and open-source code for a better tomorrow
★ OUR WEBSITE: https://GuardianProject.info
★ ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/guardianproject
★ FREE SOFTWARE: LocationPrivacy is free software. You can take a look at our source code, or contribute to help make LocationPrivacy even better:
https://github.com/guardianproject/LocationPrivacy
★ MESSAGE US: Are we missing your favorite feature? Found an annoying bug? Please tell us! We’d love to hear from you. Send us an email: support@guardianproject.info or find us in our chat room https://guardianproject.info/contact

New features

now with Tor support for getting location from webpages privately, and translated to Deutsch, español, français, norsk.

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.