In reply to a post by Malwaremike:

I wish Google and other data-hoarders/spies thought I was somewhere else! My location invariably shows my post town which admittedly is four miles away. Hard enough to keep one's details private. But each to his/her own.

I'm with Zen and every time I use Google (as little as possible) I'm usually located in Leeds. No one sees me in SE18!

In reply to a post by Woolwich:

I'm with Zen and every time I use Google (as little as possible) I'm usually located in Leeds. No one sees me in SE18!

When I was in plusnet I was jumping between Sheffield or London. Now I'm with Virgin Media, I'm always located to my town.

This bugged me for a long time. I spent time trying to figure it out today and found the problem and figured out the fix. I did a ton of searches and most sites including several Google support sites report it's an ISP issue. It's NOT.

In SETTINGS, PRIVACY and SECURITY, SITE SETTINGS, PERMISSIONS, change the LOCATION PERMISSION to "Sites can ask for your location." If you do NOT give Google permission to use your location, it defaults to DC.

That's because you are in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and google is messing you up. Confusing you with Vancouver, Washington, District of Columbia.

Your "fix" does not apply to UK residents .

Edit: Or are you the OP, "oldskool" and lost your login details?

Edited by pluralist (Thu 14-Mar-24 16:08:01)