Ensure User Privacy: Disabling Mobile Geolocation Settings | CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-601

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The mobile device user is concerned about geographic positioning information being included in messages sent between users on a popular social network platform. To address this concern, the user has turned off the functionality in the application. However, the user also wants to ensure the application cannot re-enable the setting without their knowledge.

The mobile device capability that needs to be disabled to achieve this goal is "Location based services". This capability enables apps to determine the location of the device and use it for various purposes, such as providing location-based recommendations or services. This capability is often used by social network apps to provide location-based features, such as adding a location tag to messages.

By disabling "Location based services", the app will not be able to determine the device's location, and therefore, it will not be able to add location information to messages. This will ensure that the application cannot re-enable the setting without the knowledge of the user.

Option A, "Device access control", refers to the ability to control access to the device, such as by setting a passcode or fingerprint authentication. This capability is not relevant to the user's concern about location information being included in messages.

Option C, "Application control", refers to the ability to control how apps behave on the device, such as by restricting access to certain features or data. This capability may be used to disable the location-based feature in the app, but it is not the specific capability that needs to be disabled to achieve the stated goal.

Option D, "GEO-Tagging", refers to the process of adding location metadata to digital media, such as photos or videos. While this capability may be related to the user's concern about location information being included in messages, it is not the specific capability that needs to be disabled in this case.