Tell HN: Google Maps location data is used for GeoIP updates

Re:Tell HN: Google Maps location data is used for GeoIP updates by smashah on Monday December 19, 2022 @10:59AM (#34053551)

I have a wiregaurd VPN in my home server in London. During the pandemic I was stuck in the Middle East for a few months. Obviously while there I was VPN-ing all my traffic from my various devices through my home server. When I got back to London, all my YouTube and TV ads were as if I was still in the middle east. Very annoying.

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Re:Tell HN: Google Maps location data is used for GeoIP updates by ogeiczvm on Monday December 19, 2022 @11:02AM (#34053609)

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?

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Re:Tell HN: Google Maps location data is used for GeoIP updates by sneak on Monday December 19, 2022 @06:30PM (#34059373)

This is likely cookies or account history, not IP geolocation.

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Re:Tell HN: Google Maps location data is used for GeoIP updates by smashah on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:15AM (#34066989)

Probably, I never use GPS when I'm in the city I was stuck in.

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