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

submitted 2 years 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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[–] Vortex_Analyst@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly you are in a pickle. If you can put the laptop in airplane mode + turn off blue tooth that might work? Still need a VPN Router. I would also recommended a few dry runs. Test in another country for few days come back etc. See if raises any red flags. - If location lock is on than that laptop is honestly pretty secured.
I might not even risk it then. I would maybe start looking for new job at this point. That is tough one.

I see others talking about remote desktop in but I can't recommend that either. To many things can go wrong and if you out of country its a pain in the ass.

[–] laxfan221@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Dumb question maybe but how does the laptop even know what location you are in? If it’s using wireless, then you can disable the wireless adaptor and used a Ethernet to Glinet. Then disable Bluetooth adaptor.

How else could a laptop know where it is other than internet? And now with the wired connection, it’ll just show your VPN location. Unless you got a gps in that thing.

Am I missing something?

[–] Stealth_way@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Ditch the corporate overlords and live free! The open road awaits.

[–] Concerto_of_Lies@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My laptop is locked to location services = on. I hard wire into my router with WIFI and Bluetooth turned off. Never had an issue and I semi-regularly review my logins, all of which report my "work location."

[–] PingasIndustries@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you!

[–] HaleyN1@alien.top 1 points 2 years 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.