1. A method of restricting global positioning system (GPS) visibility in software applications comprising: establishing a group of users; said group of users establishing and setting user-defined administrative settings in said software applications; said user-defined administrative settings including data, sending said data to a server; retrieving said data from said server only by authorized users; downloading said data to said authorized users' mobile or desktop software applications; and said user-defined settings including a setting which permits remote access to adjust settings within a mobile device with the software application.