# Location masking

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/location-masking/39761
**Category:** Questions
**Tags:** please-eli5
**Created:** 2026-08-09T20:53:48Z
**Posts:** 6

## Post 1 by @ALO — 2026-08-09T20:53:48Z

If I wanted to make it so websites see a fake location or just hide my location. How should I do such?

Right now I just want to hide my true location, but I’m confused how, do I have to hide both my v4,v6,ports etc? Or is there a bit more of a simpler way?

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## Post 2 by @Julie — 2026-08-09T21:06:25Z

Do you use a laptop or a smartphone ?

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## Post 3 by @shadowwwind — 2026-08-09T22:15:47Z

Your GPS location or your location estimated from your IP address?

Or can you tell a little more about your goal.

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## Post 4 by @privacy.slouchy — 2026-08-09T23:16:50Z

> [@ALO](#):
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> hide my true location

@shadowwwind is right, we need more detail. You’ll need to be more technically specific - there are different types of location tracking services, with different mitigation techniques. See [my comment on this other post](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/open-source-location-spoofing-as-a-privacy-security-measure/35946/6) if you need a starting point

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## Post 5 by @ALO — 2026-08-10T04:00:56Z

I use a laptop.

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## Post 6 by @ALO — 2026-08-10T04:02:36Z

GPS location, I think? I would like to obscure where websites see my location.