Typeabout:configinto the address bar.

Click theI accept the riskbutton if necessary to continue.

SelectShow All, then look forgeo.enabledor search for it in the search bar.

Typing about:config into the Firefox address bar

Double-press it when you find it.

Geo IP is off when theValuecolumn saysfalse.

Double-clickgeo.enabledagain to change the value back totruewhen you want to re-enable Geo IP.

The “I accept the risk” button in Firefox

Continue browsing as usual.

What is Geo IP in Firefox?

Considerations

Firefox, by default, asks whether you wish to supply geolocated data to a website.

The geo.enabled setting

Firefox does not providelocation datato websites without a user’s explicit consent using a notification requesting permission.

Disabling Geo IP