Embarcadero needs my location?

[PeterPanettone 161]

Today, when running the Delphi 12.2 IDE in Windows 11 24H2, I got this warning message:

 

 

For what purpose does "Embarcadero need my location"?

Edited Saturday at 06:39 AM by PeterPanettone

[FPiette 391]

10 minutes ago, PeterPanettone said:

when running the Delphi IDE

Which version ?

This could also be a component you've installed.

[PeterPanettone 161]

8 minutes ago, FPiette said:

Which version ?

Delphi 12.2 in Windows 11 24H2

I have edited my message to contain the version.

Edited Saturday at 06:38 AM by PeterPanettone

[FPiette 391]

I never got that warning. Does it occurs each time you run the IDE?

[Remy Lebeau 1545]

Embarcadero doesn't want your location. This warning is starting to show up for a lot of network-enabled apps.  A recent Windows update is enforcing permission to Wifi info, as it CAN be used to reveal your location, which is a privacy concern.

 

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-11-version-24h2#windows-location-improvements

 

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A new prompt appears the first time an app attempts to access your location or Wi-Fi information.

 

Edited Saturday at 05:31 PM by Remy Lebeau

[PeterPanettone 161]

5 hours ago, FPiette said:

Does it occurs each time you run the IDE?

No, it popped up this morning when I woke Windows from its nightly sleep. Maybe a "woke syndrome"?

[PeterPanettone 161]

Since I currently don't use Wi-Fi (I prefer more secure network cable connections), I wonder how an app may try to get my location data.

[blawen 0]

Whether the connection is via cable or WLan is irrelevant for determining the position.

[PeterPanettone 161]

You have not answered my question: How an app can get my location data?

[Attila Kovacs 648]

6 hours ago, PeterPanettone said:

You have not answered my question: How an app can get my location data?

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+an+app+may+try+to+get+my+location+data+on+windows%3F

Edited Sunday at 06:10 AM by Attila Kovacs

[Die Holländer 82]

So, if the message is because of a Windows update does that mean Rad studio has always

asked for your location without the notification of Windows beforte the update?

[DelphiUdIT 218]

There are many ways to "find" your location. Some involving Windows and others not.

May be Windows put some of them in the privacy "contour" now.

 

It's like filtering a DNS, if the OS (or even the provider) want to catch and filter the normal DNS request ... they can do now, never or in the future (until you use some private DNS services).

Now you don't have any advise about DNS, but in the future may be you'll have some advise if Windows choose to filter it.

 

I had the WIndows location service not active, there is no reason to activate it in my PC. Normally I know where I am ....

Edited yesterday at 03:33 PM by DelphiUdIT

[PeterPanettone 161]

Maybe hacking NSA databases could disclose my position?  

[DelphiUdIT 218]

46 minutes ago, PeterPanettone said:

Maybe hacking NSA databases could disclose my position?  

May be not, if you are under 3 or 4 VPN with a random rotation IP. You will be in 10 positions at the same ...

Edited yesterday at 04:37 PM by DelphiUdIT