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It just depends on the database they are using. Anyway, nowadays it's getting harder and harder to detect accurate location from the IP address (many users are
by XCSme 9y ago
It just depends on the database they are using. Anyway, nowadays it's getting harder and harder to detect accurate location from the IP address (many users are on 4G or behind a proxy).
- unclebucknasty 9y agoYeah, and features like Data Saver on mobile Chrome will quietly proxy your requests through Google servers. Not sure if G forwards the proper X-FORWARDED-FOR headers (or if all IP detection services read them).
- coderholic 9y agoYeah Google does, and we take the first public IP from x forwarded for, so we'll show your actual details in that case.
- martinald 9y agoYup, even other a lot of fixed broadband is moving to CG-NAT. I wonder if having an IPv6 version would work a lot better?