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### Localisation:
In /e/OS, we don’t collect or keep any information about your GPS location. To be able to localise you when you use the on board maps application or other services requiring your location, we localize you leveraging the [Mozilla Location Services API](https://location.services.mozilla.com/api), a set of software tools developed by [Mozilla Corporation](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/moco/).
In /e/OS, we don’t collect or keep any information about your location. To be able to localise you when you use the on board maps application or other services requiring your location, we localize you leveraging the [beaconDB](https://beacondb.net/).
Here is what that means for your data:
- This means that Mozilla receives your approximate location when you ask us to locate you. Mozilla will receive your location each time you choose to share your location with another application or website.
-Mozilla receive publicly observable data about WiFi access points, Bluetooth beacons and cell towers around you, your estimated latitude and longitude, the date and information about your heading, speed and altitude. This information is stored locally on your device until an Internet connection is established. The data is then deleted from your device and sent to Mozilla.
- If you do not want to report crowd-sourced data to Mozilla, you can set your location services to ‘off’ or ‘device only’. These settings can be accessed from your OS, going into ‘Settings’, then tap ‘Location’.
- This means that beaconDB receives your approximate location when you ask us to locate you. beaconDB will receive your location each time you choose to share your location with another application or website.
-beaconDB receive publicly observable data about WiFi access points, Bluetooth beacons and cell towers around you, your estimated latitude and longitude, the date and information about your heading, speed and altitude. This information is stored locally on your device until an Internet connection is established. The data is then deleted from your device and sent to beaconDB.
- If you do not want to report crowd-sourced data to beaconDB, you can set your location services to ‘off’ or ‘device only’. These settings can be accessed from your OS, going into ‘Settings’, then tap ‘Location’.
- to turn off location services, tap the switch in the top right corner and then ‘Mode’
- to select ‘device only, within the ‘location’ settings page, tap on ‘mode’ and select ‘Device only’
- In addition, Mozilla may receive certain temporary data such as your IP address. This data is deleted after being used as follows:
- In addition, beaconDB may receive certain temporary data such as your IP address. This data is deleted after being used as follows:
- for security purposes to protect against certain types of attack.
- to assist in providing you with an approximate location.
- DNS default servers are not Google anymore, and their settings can be enforced by the user to a specific server
- Network Geolocation was using Mozilla Location Services in addition to GPS. Since Mozilla Location Services has been closed mid-2024, e Foundation has set up an anonymous proxy to the HERE location service (https://www.here.com/docs/bundle/network-positioning-api-developer-guide-v2/page/README.html) as a short term plan to ensure continuity of service for /e/OS users. So far the service has proven to work well while protecting user's privacy. However, since the HERE API service has a significant cost for e Foundation, we're working on more long term options.
- Network Geolocation is using beaconDB ([https://beacondb.net/](https://beacondb.net/))
- CalDAV/CardDAV management and synchronization application (DAVDroid) is fully integrated with the user account and calendar/contact application
For a detailed response please go through the document given [here]({% translate_link support-topics/deGoogling-scope-and-definition-within-the-context-of-eos %})
