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Location Permission OS X & Safari
Location Services in OS X
Enabling Location Services
Follow these steps to enable location services in OS X Mountain Lion or later
- Choose System Preferences from the Apple () menu.
- Click the Security & Privacy icon in the System Preferences window.
- Click the Privacy tab.
- If the padlock icon in the lower left is locked (
), click it and enter an admin name and password to unlock it (). - Select Location Services.
- Check the “Enable Location Services” checkbox.
), click it and enter an admin name and password to unlock it (
).
Apps that you have allowed to use Location Services appear in the Privacy pane of Security & Privacy preferences. Checkboxes show whether Location Services is turned on or off for an app. If you don’t want to allow Location Services for one or more apps, you can deselect (uncheck) the checkbox next to an app’s name. If you turn Location Services off for an app, you are prompted for permission the next time that app requests to use your location data.
Location Services indicator
If an app is currently using Location Services, an arrow indicator (
) appears in the menu bar. Click it to see which apps are using Location Services. If an app has requested your location within the last 24 hours, an arrow indicator () appears to the right of the app name in System Preferences.
Date & Time preferences
Location Services can be used for setting your time zone automatically in Date & Time preferences.
The “Set time zone automatically using current location” checkbox appears on Macs that have Wi-Fi capability. If your Mac doesn’t offer this feature, manually choose the closest city.
Location Services in Safari 6 or later
When you visit a geolocation-enabled website in Safari, you are asked if you want to share your location with the site. Websites can provide helpful location-based information, such as showing you the nearest post office or bank ATM. In the sheet that appears, select the option “Remember my decision for one day” if you want to allow or disable authorization for the next 24 hours.
You can reset all website authorizations in Safari by choosing Reset Safari from the Safari menu. Select the “Reset all location warnings” option in the Reset Safari window. (Don’t select the other checkboxes unless you are sure you want to reset those items as well.)
Follow these steps to disable Location Services features in Safari:
- In Safari select Safari > Preferences.
- Click the Privacy icon in the Preferences window.
- Select the “Deny without prompting” option.
