# \#privacy

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## [How does public\_location work](https://community.tempest.earth/t/how-does-public-location-work/2035)

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**Author:** [@peter](https://community.tempest.earth/u/peter)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/how-does-public-location-work/2035 "2018-09-12T22:32:08Z")

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In the latest android app you now have the option of setting a public location to obfuscate your actual station location. I have set this public\_location about 200 m away from the actual station location and saved the se…