Phil Knight mentioned this in Shoe Dog. I don't remember the details but he was paid a visit by some officials and they told him he cannot pay factory workers more than they can pay their doctors.
Yes, I did notice that replies to your post were blaming cookies and some incorrect assumptions - hence I wanted to put the time in writing this post separately.
To further validate our assumptions - try to use google maps daily for at least 2 weeks while in Seattle using that exit IP. Logic tells me that it should update once more to the new location (I'd think it's unlikely to be a once off update due to the dynamic nature of IP).
Yes, never logged on. Linking your location back to you personally is a different topic and depends on your usage - but if you have a static IP for > 2 weeks - google.com should show you your precise location (at the bottom of the page).
> There is no path forward that permits both "I don't accept Google's data practices" and "I allow Location Services for Google mobile apps on my iOS device". :)
in my case I have a family member sharing my VPN endpoint (DNS blocking does wonders on iOS) - which was part of the initial puzzle as I didn't use any google services at that point.
Not a path forward but a workaround - rotate the IP periodically and start "fresh".
I actually mentioned this in another reply. I never tried but it should work in an android emulator - set the GPS coordinates to something interesting - of course, something that won't potentially get you in trouble.
I never tried this - but I would've expected that after using Google Maps for a couple of weeks while in London - the GeoIP data would've been updated again back to the UK?
I am aware of the IP leak in iOS but that's only for Apple services, Google Maps will always use the outbound VPN IP.
Something to note though - in my post I never mentioned the "real IP" - all tests were done to change the geoIP data of the VPN IP - and that always works as expected.
Other comments here say that the feature is available to any developer and any app may go around the default route and use the cell connection directly.
It would be an interesting test if someone has the time and resources - use conflicting location for the same IP.
Could be done in an emulator in Android Studio I assume?
I would think that it would simply treat it as bad (inconclusive) data and not update the GeoIP.
I always use private browsing window (and note my recommendation on how to replicate - to use Firefox Focus as this does not have any persistent data) - so yes.
It's definitely updated on GeoIP as it's device independent (eg: a laptop using the same exit IP will automatically be redirected to that country when it changes).
thank you - I already had GreaseMonkey installed (for old.reddit.com redirection) - wasn't sure if they're compatible but they are - it worked nicely without any modifications - thank you very much.
depending on the size of the list this may be cleaner than the ublock origin one - thanks again.
No problem. I can't remember any longer why I excluded 'TABLE' nodes; I think it's to leave the front page alone when it contains posts from the unwanted users. I was only concerned with hiding comments, not links.
