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Here is one big reason some sites do geolocation nevertheless: pricing and legal. Does not matter what language you speak - they still have to look up proper pr
by mynegation 1y ago
Here is one big reason some sites do geolocation nevertheless: pricing and legal. Does not matter what language you speak - they still have to look up proper prices in your local currency and offer you country or region-specific deals and legal language. E.g. in Canada Quebec limits what kind of sales or raffles you can offer so websites prepare different site copy. Yes, there are French speaking people outside Quebec and English speaking people in Quebec, but company may not have resources and time to prepare 4 copies instead of 2.
- pif 1y agoThe article is not against geolocation: it is about guessing the language! In your example, there's only one language available, and it depends on your location, and that is fine. What is NOT fine is the general case, where several languages are available, and you have already chosen the one(s) you prefer, but the site decides to ignore your choice because reasons.
- j16sdiz 1y agoQuoted from TFA > If you want to use GeoIP, fine — but only for currency, shipping, legal stuff, never for language