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No idea if this is true, but could be for security. If you log in to Gmail in Des Moines and then an hour later from Moldavia, something might be up.

• pmorici 9y ago
  Sure, this is about a layman's expectations though not whether or not they have a sufficient reason.
• js2 9y ago
  Geolocating the IP should be sufficient for that; no need for the phone to relay its physical location. I would think.