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Work laptop has location services locked. Is it over for me? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by PingasIndustries@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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So the laptop provided by work, which is used to connect to a virtual machine, does not allow turning off location services, which are used pretty much all the time according to windows. Even if I were to set up a gl.inet system on my own, would this negate all of that? Are nomad dreams done for now, at least on this role?

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[–] HaleyN1@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

If the laptop is in flight mode and plugged into a router by cable, I don't see how location services would find your location.

But there's a solution to this - test it.

Setup a nomad vpn router. Check your location. I'm sure you can find an app that does it using location services. Next - drive to a friend's house an hour+ away. Run location app. What does it say?

Make sure your wireguard vpn uses either a home router eg Brume 2, or residential ip, eg StarVPN.