Who should use Location Guard?

Location Guard is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious web users.

Does Location Guard have a free plan?

Yes — Location Guard is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Location Guard run on?

Location Guard runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Location Guard still active?

Unverified. Location Guard has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Who develops Location Guard?

Location Guard is developed by chatziko.

How long has Location Guard been around?

Location Guard first shipped in 2014.

Is Location Guard open source?

Yes — Location Guard is open source under the Open Source license.

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Location Guard

Name: Location Guard
Author: chatziko

github.comVPN, proxy & anonymity

Location Guard is an open-source browser extension that helps users hide or alter the geographic location reported to websites. It supports major browsers including Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, and is intended for users seeking greater control over browser geolocation privacy.

Open SourceWebEmbeddable

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Overview

7 features

Location Guard is a VPN, proxy & anonymity project. It focuses on preventing websites from determining a user's precise geographic location through browser location data. It is built as an open-source project for privacy-conscious web users. The project is open source (Open Source). Location Guard is available on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Location Guard is chatziko, and it first shipped in 2014. Among its 7 catalogued features are location spoofing, geolocation protection, and browser extension.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Location spoofing
Geolocation protection
Browser extension
Custom locations
Chrome support
Firefox support
Edge support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed8 Sep · 00:19 UTC
Location Guard verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Location Guard

What does Location Guard do?: Location Guard focuses on preventing websites from determining a user's precise geographic location through browser location data. It is catalogued under VPN, proxy & anonymity on PulseGate.
Who should use Location Guard?: Location Guard is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious web users.
Does Location Guard have a free plan?: Yes — Location Guard is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Location Guard run on?: Location Guard runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Location Guard still active?: Unverified. Location Guard has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who develops Location Guard?: Location Guard is developed by chatziko.
How long has Location Guard been around?: Location Guard first shipped in 2014.
Is Location Guard open source?: Yes — Location Guard is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 8 Sep 2026
Built for: privacy-conscious web users
Model: Open source
Solves: Preventing websites from determining a user's precise geographic location through browser location data.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: location-guard

Developer

chatziko

Index record

Indexed: 8 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 8 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: location-guard-github-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 8 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 8 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/chatziko/location-guard

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