Solve : Access location request?

1.	Solve : Access location request?
Answer» Every time I log in to my AOL email ACCOUNT a small window appears - "Will you allow AOL to access your location" with options: allow location access/ don't allow. I click "don't" but with no difference NEXT time. The irritation prompts me to ask if I can get rid of this window, and, anyway, why would AOL want to know my location - what's in it for them? Any comments appreciated.Why do thy want your location? In improves their demographic database. The choices, preferences and vocabulary a person has might relate to his location. It helps them advertise. The can offer ADVERTISERS the ability to tailor advertisements to suit people in a given area. For example, people living in Alaska may not be interested in portable ice makers, but customers in Arizona would. If I were AOL and I knew you live in Arizona, I would give you this link: ..And tell you where the nearest Walmart is in Arizona. Depending on your location. Might that be a good answer your question? Quote from: silkie on October 03, 2017, 05:23:12 AM why would AOL want to know my location - what's in it for them? More accurate data on their users that they can sell.Thanks for replies - it's as I thought. I presume there is no way to stop this request and I wonder they bother to ask. I'm assuming this AOL pop-up requesting your location is happening from within your browser? can you not disable the geo-location feature or try any browser?Thanks for your COMMENT, Mark. It is Firefox connected - Access via IE is OK. I did try disabling the feature in Firefox but the info given was rather confusing: In the URL bar, type about:config Type geo.enabled Double click on the geo.enabled preference Location-Aware Browsing is now disabled the first instruction brings a warning about tampering, and the second left me wondering where to type, so I'll leave well enough alone. after you enter about:config, FF pops up a 'there be dragons' warning, simply answer "yes I know what I'm doing" and proceed. in the Search Bar type geo.enabled and it'll find all references to that. double click it to change True to False. Thanks again for explanation Mark. Instructions followed and were SUCCESSFUL - no pop-ups in FF AOL.

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Every time I log in to my AOL email ACCOUNT a small window appears - "Will you allow AOL to access your location" with options: allow location access/ don't allow. I click "don't" but with no difference NEXT time. The irritation prompts me to ask if I can get rid of this window, and, anyway, why would AOL want to know my location - what's in it for them? Any comments appreciated.Why do thy want your location?
In improves their demographic database. The choices, preferences and vocabulary a person has might relate to his location.
It helps them advertise. The can offer ADVERTISERS the ability to tailor advertisements to suit people in a given area. For example, people living in Alaska may not be interested in portable ice makers, but customers in Arizona would.

If I were AOL and I knew you live in Arizona, I would give you this link:

..And tell you where the nearest Walmart is in Arizona.
Depending on your location.

Might that be a good answer your question?
Quote from: silkie on October 03, 2017, 05:23:12 AM

why would AOL want to know my location - what's in it for them?

More accurate data on their users that they can sell.Thanks for replies - it's as I thought. I presume there is no way to stop this request and I wonder they bother to ask. I'm assuming this AOL pop-up requesting your location is happening from within your browser?
can you not disable the geo-location feature or try any browser?Thanks for your COMMENT, Mark. It is Firefox connected - Access via IE is OK.
I did try disabling the feature in Firefox but the info given was rather confusing:

In the URL bar, type about:config
Type geo.enabled
Double click on the geo.enabled preference
Location-Aware Browsing is now disabled

the first instruction brings a warning about tampering, and the second left me wondering where to type, so I'll leave well enough alone.

after you enter about:config, FF pops up a 'there be dragons' warning, simply answer "yes I know what I'm doing" and proceed.

in the Search Bar type geo.enabled and it'll find all references to that.
double click it to change True to False.

Thanks again for explanation Mark. Instructions followed and were SUCCESSFUL - no pop-ups in FF AOL.

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