Physical Location is a way to determine the geographic location of an object, such as a mobile phone, or a computer which is connected to the Internet. The physical location of a device can be determined by utilizing a combination of digital information. By using geolocation Websites and web applications can access the actual whereabouts of a device. Web sites generally accept the zip code instead of the actual location.
This information gathered can be used for a variety of reasons like providing some specific news of that area, weather report, local institutions or for advertising purpose. Some people may like that their physical location is shared and some may not. Therefore, the browsers provide an option to control this setting.
Since we wish to disable the physical location, therefore select Do not allow any site to track your physical location and click on Done.
Firefox is another browser which is commonly used. By following the steps below physical location can be disabled in Mozilla.
It is always better to safeguard yourself. Also if the user does not provide the precise access to the location, there is no effect on the functionality of the browser.