Google has launched a new update to the Chrome browser on Android devices, giving users the ability to share an “approximate location” with websites instead of their exact coordinates.

This step aims to enhance users’ privacy by preventing websites from tracking their movements with GPS accuracy, and limiting it to a general geographic scope (neighborhood or region) that covers an area of ​​about 1.1 square miles.

The update gives the user three options when any site requests access to his location: the exact location, the approximate location, or complete rejection. While developers of delivery and navigation services need the exact location, weather and news services are satisfied with the approximate location to provide their services effectively.

While the update is currently limited to the Android version, Google plans to expand the feature to include desktop computers in the coming months, while providing new programming interfaces (APIs) for developers to determine the level of accuracy actually required for their sites to work.