How does my browser know where I live ?

Gloomendoom

DoaM wrote: »

Apparently whilst sitting here at my desk in Scotland, I'm actually in New Jersey, USA.

(You might want to rethink your claim).

I was responding to the OP, not you.

martinthebandit

Apparently I am in lake Atitlan, wherever that is

Edit, it's in Guatemala apparently

esuhl

LinW13 wrote: »

I connect to my router by cable as my PC definitely does not have wi-fi. So are you saying that Google gets my browser to interrogate my router?

Did you delete you cookies/cache first? If not, Google could have stored your location there.

Otherwise, it shouldn't be that accurate. Sometimes I appear in a local town (~5 miles away), other times its over 15 miles away. Wireless devices tend to be more accurate for the reasons given above.

John_Gray

The website "Where Am I Right Now" says:

... a Web App which detect your location (latitude and longitude) and displays it on Google Maps.
Built Using HTML 5 / W3C Geolocation API and Google Maps API.

How to Use?

Just open this web, and this web will automatically detects your location. Make sure you click Allow (in Chrome) or Share Location (in Firefox). This apps will try to detects your location using any means accessible. Could be GPS, Cellphone triangulation, Wifi, Router, or at worst IP Address. You can see your location on Maps above, and related location information next to it.

It actually gives me a blank pane!

pipmoss

Hi guys apparently I am in the middle of Largo de Atitlan !! Confused as I am nowhere said Largo

LinW13

Gloomendoom wrote: »

You IP address gives you away. It has nothing to do with WiFi or Google cars.

http://www.ip2location.com/

Sorry Gloom. Does not work for me. Says I'm 481 miles away, which is the location of some BT site. Do you by any chance reside close to your ISP?

LinW13

John_Gray wrote: »

The website "Where Am I Right Now" says:

... a Web App which detect your location (latitude and longitude) and displays it on Google Maps.
Built Using HTML 5 / W3C Geolocation API and Google Maps API.

How to Use?

Just open this web, and this web will automatically detects your location. Make sure you click Allow (in Chrome) or Share Location (in Firefox). This apps will try to detects your location using any means accessible. Could be GPS, Cellphone triangulation, Wifi, Router, or at worst IP Address. You can see your location on Maps above, and related location information next to it.

It actually gives me a blank pane!

Hi John, Blank pane here as well, but I was using Internet Exploder and not Chrome or Firefox. Obviously not as cunning as Mr Google. lol.

LinW13

esuhl wrote: »

Did you delete you cookies/cache first? If not, Google could have stored your location there.

Otherwise, it shouldn't be that accurate. Sometimes I appear in a local town (~5 miles away), other times its over 15 miles away. Wireless devices tend to be more accurate for the reasons given above.

Hi esuhl,
Yes cache cleaned, PC and Router rebooted. Still cannot get it to forget my home town.

agrinnall

pipmoss wrote: »

Hi guys apparently I am in the middle of Largo de Atitlan !! Confused as I am nowhere said Largo

Have a look around and see if you can spot martinthebandit, apparently he's there as well!

RumRat

Are we worried about something?:)