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Firefox Account location issue

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rwa757
rwa757
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The info below indicates that my location is Ashburn, VA. That is incorrect. My location is Hockessin, DE. How do I change/update that info? I believe this is causing my browser to think I'm sitting in Virginia for purposes of default location for "find xxx near me" type requests. My email is [email removed from public]

Your Firefox account was used to sign in Firefox on Windows 10 Ashburn, VA, United States (estimated) IP address: 44.192.120.200 Saturday, Jul 1, 2023 1:12:26 PM (EDT)

The info below indicates that my location is Ashburn, VA. That is incorrect. My location is Hockessin, DE. How do I change/update that info? I believe this is causing my browser to think I'm sitting in Virginia for purposes of default location for "find xxx near me" type requests. My email is [email removed from public] Your Firefox account was used to sign in Firefox on Windows 10 Ashburn, VA, United States (estimated) IP address: 44.192.120.200 Saturday, Jul 1, 2023 1:12:26 PM (EDT)

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Dropa
Dropa
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Your geo locator is based on your Windows locator and ISP provider of where your from. And if you use proxy or VPN or blocker for Geo-Locactor it's not going to work and sites that require True Geo-location will not work or not work correctly.