Details
This service monitors the current location of the system and manages geofences (a geographical location with associated events).
The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled.
Rationale:
This setting affects the location feature (e.g. GPS or other location tracking). From a security perspective, it’s not a good idea to reveal your location to software in most cases, but there are legitimate uses, such as mapping software. However, they should not be used in high security environments.
Impact:
Applications will be unable to use or receive notifications for geolocation or geofences.
Solution
To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to: Disabled.
Computer ConfigurationPoliciesWindows SettingsSecurity SettingsSystem ServicesGeolocation Service
Default Value:
Manual (Trigger Start)
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.