Why does the browser go through all the trouble of sending out your language when Google is going to ignore it anyways?
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i wouldn't "help" them by submitting a correction. they're the ones that assumed wrong, they can sort it out.
My neighbors (on the same Spectrum subnet) aren't seeing this so it only affects my IP address. Google doesn't give a crap about single user problems, in fact I think they're doing this to discourage VPN use.
if you've cleared your browser histories (cookies, mainly) and it persists and bothers you, you can try to force a new ip from their dhcp. process would vary depending on what gear you have. at home, i use my own and only need to give the router a different wan mac and reboot the modem. with their gear, might need to just unplug the stuff overnight or something as i dont think you can get at the settings--hell, you need their stupid app to change the wifi password.
but like i said, i'd just let them deal with it. it probably only affects their own determination of your location. if it does spread elsewhere because they're 'sharing' that data with others--just roll with it. i actually love it when we hop on a weather site or something and they're way off, like michigan or missouri.
You sure deleting your cookies wouldn't fix it?
Very possible it wouldn't, but it'd be the first thing I'd try.
This happens on devices that have never been in Mexico. On those I took with me I've deleted cookies, cache, and used different browsers. Even allowing location on our phones and PCs and then updating the Google location on their website is only a temporary fix and as soon as cookies are cleared everything's back in Mexico.
I've experienced the same a couple weeks ago. Which is weird,because the Netherlands (where I live) hasn't been Spanish territory in almost 500 years.
Hey see if netflix thinks you’re in mexico. Subscriptions services are sometimes cheaper if you sign up in other countries
This happened to me and it was insanely annoying because so much content is 'blocked in your country'.
The fix is easy though, just logout of netflix from all devices and log back in.
I somehow got the best of both worlds and was able to sign up with Mexico netflix pricing but then when I was in the states it switched to U.S. content. I don’t know how to recreate this though.
It's dependent on your IP Address. So, if you login to Netflix with a device that registers a public IP in the EEUU, you get US content until that login on that device times out and requires you to login again.
So, take your laptop to the states and logon to netflix, it'll stay EEUU bound for as long as that session is allowed, regardless of whether you return to MX again.
I can help with that https://duckduckgo.com/
It's already my primary search engine, but unfortunately it's not a full Google replacement.
StartPage is a wrapper on Google and it respects privacy
I use Startpage but haven't found a replacement for Google Maps that functions nearly as well. Once Google decides my residential IP is in another country the Maps interface language changes. Google also sells IP geolocation info some companies use and those website often behave the same way.
Orale compa! Welcome to the old changarro! My huarache es su huarache!
Bwahahaha, remember when their company motto was "Don't be evil?" Pepperidge Farm remembers!
Half the time my IP is messed up anyway, because whenever I use the Safari browser, it goes random places. Which I always forget when doing speed tests and then freak out because I think the speed is off (but it's really Apple's MITM network that is maxing out under a gigabit).
Vibes based whois DB lookup
Do you sign in? Google uses all sorts of data to determine your location.
I don't sign in unless there's some reason to. In this case Google is using cell towers to determine my phone's location while in Mexico (and on my VPN) and then applying that location to everything on my Spectrum IP.
Interestingly Google has never done this when I'm using a VPN on a cloud server instead of my home server.
Get a VPN. What year is it, dude?
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