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Good that I have location switched off then... I never saw the need for any website to know where I am at the moment I make a request. They can glean some of it
by Yetanfou 9y ago
Good that I have location switched off then... I never saw the need for any website to know where I am at the moment I make a request. They can glean some of it from the IP address but in that case they'd think I always post from exactly the same location as all my traffic goes through a VPN.
- zeta0134 9y agoI find it mildly creepy that if I log into Google Maps when I'm connected through my usual VPN of choice, it still pinpoints my location. I know why of course; it's figured it out from my Android phone in my pocket. Makes me wonder what other apps are managing to track that data cross-network though, and what they're doing with it.
- mirimir 9y agoHuh? Google Maps on PC to Android? Are they using the same WiFi router? If so, Google probably has that router's MAC address in its geolocation database. But anyway, using VPN services on machines with WiFi is rather pointless, if you want to keep your location private.
- terminalcommand 9y agoGoogle does not only deduce your location from your connection. It keeps data on you. If for example you have some residual information (cookies etc.) on your browser or you've logged in to your account, google will probably continue to show your last location known by it. Google might even query local devices as you suggested, who knows? It is really aggresive on getting location data.
- z3t4 9y agoIt is really aggressive getting any kind of data.