XPost: sci.geo.satellite-nav, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: walterjones@invalid.nospam   
      
   "Carlos E. R."  wrote   
      
   > On 2023-10-25 21:06, Andy Burns wrote:   
   >> Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> For me, it says somewhere in Madrid, where I guess the offices of my   
   >>> current ISP are registered, which happens to be 4 Km of my actual   
   >>> location.   
   >>>   
   >>> But google maps locates me much more accurately, and I am not logged in.   
   >>   
   >> I have a /29 subnet, normally everything goes out with a single source   
   >> IP addr, so I set up a specific NAT rule for this laptop to use a   
   >> different IP, started a private browsing window, obviously not logged   
   >> into google.   
   >>   
   >> checked with whatsmyip.org that the NAT rule was taking effect, and   
   >> google maps *still* knows which village I live in ...   
   >   
   > Did you login with a new user?   
      
   I'm interested in Andy's and Carlos' results where they get more accurate   
   geolocation in Google Maps when they're logged in than when they're not...   
      
   But...   
      
   I would simply ask both to confirm when they report their test results   
   whether or not they're using the Windows PC (which I presume they are).   
      
   As the Google maps (web or app) in Android/iOS uses different sensors.   
      
   Specifically, on Android it's darn nigh near impossible to turn off GPS   
   geolocation from happening under the covers unless you go to great lengths.   
      
   And, once you figure out all the places you need to turn 'em off...   
   they go back on again under a variety of common circumstances   
   (e.g., using maps or clearing cache or accessing firebase, etc.)   
      
   Ask me how I know this...   
       
      
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