XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2023-10-26 01:30, Wally J wrote:   
   > "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).   
      
   I tested in Linux   
   I was never logged in to google   
   I used Firefox.   
      
      
   If I'm logged in to google, Google knows my home address, as I saved it,   
   and I have location history intentionally active, and I correct the   
   errors it makes so that the history is accurate >:-P   
      
   But I was not logged in Google.   
      
   I tried with my normal Linux user and with a new user. With the normal   
   user it finds my correct neighbourhood. Obviously I have now and then   
   done searches of places, shops, etc, near my location.   
      
      
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   As easy as setting airplane mode, then activating the wifi.   
      
   >   
   > 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...   
   >      
      
   --   
   Cheers,   
           Carlos E.R.   
      
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