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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

All websites incorrectly identify my Firefox geographic location in Michigan vs Wisconsin actual.

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ppamike
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No website correctly identifies my geographic location. I never lived or did any business in area that they think i live.

No website correctly identifies my geographic location. I never lived or did any business in area that they think i live.

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cor-el
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You can use websites like these to see how your location is reported via a reverse DNS look up of your IP. Also make sure that you do not use a proxy. Are you using a mobile connection or do websites use a reverse DNS lookup?

Note that geolocation services usually rely upon a database to translate an IP to a location in case you do not use a known mobile hotspot.