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Why is Android Firefox Nightly frequently connecting to location.services.mozilla.com even with Location disabled in phone, app settings, and permissions?
June 15, 2022, 1 a.m. | /u/casualderision_comic
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NextDNS logs are showing connection attempts to location.services.mozilla.com periodically while I'm browsing the web, sometimes as often as every 20 to 30 minutes.
- I have my phone's Location and GPS turned off.
- I have set Location to Blocked within the "Site Permissions" section of Firefox Nightly settings.
- I have disabled Location permission entirely for the Firefox Nightly app within Android app permissions.
Yet the log entries keep appearing.
How and why is this happening? Should …
android app firefox location mozilla nightly permissions phone privacy services settings
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