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Ask HN: How does Chrome know where I am?
When giving permission to chrome to share my location with a webapp on my laptop, even with a VPN, chrome is able to tell my location accurately. How is chrome doing this? The docs say chrome sends a request to "Google Location Services". I understand that it must be related to my wifi network, but I'm not sure how it works past that... Thank you.
- jschveibinz 6y agoNot sure, but it could be through MAC address and previous knowledge of your location: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/765054.html http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/765054.html