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RE: O/T Countering Internet Geographic Location

From: "Dave Korn" <dave dot korn at artimi dot com>
To: "'looks like they already thought of that one'" <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:41:56 -0000
Subject: RE: O/T Countering Internet Geographic Location
References: <Xns9A1498BE1D5EDzzappergmailcom@80.91.229.13> <06e701c8496b$5f13a370$2e08a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM>
Reply-to: The Vulgar and Unprofessional Cygwin-Talk List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>

On 28 December 2007 16:05, Dave Korn wrote:

> On 28 December 2007 15:01, zzapper wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> I'm currently in France and when I Google I'm getting French based results.
>> Back in the UK I sometimes want US based results, not UK. I notice from
>> dating-adverts that they know I live in the Oxford region.
>> 
>> I guess they pick up environmental variables from my PC, and make guesses
>> from my IP. 
>> 
>> How can I make my location more anonymous,Is there any hippothetique way
>> round this?
> 
>   Proxy in the desired country of choice?


  Hmm, actually it looks easier than that.  Follow the "Language tools" link next to
the search box on the google front page.  Choose "English" from the language
section; that redirects to international google, or the CC TLD googles are available
from below that.

    cheers,
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....

References:
- O/T Countering Internet Geographic Location
  - From: zzapper
- RE: O/T Countering Internet Geographic Location
  - From: Dave Korn

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