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Question

Network location change

Mar 16, 2018 3:58AM PDT

how can i change the location of my android or my PC so that its real location wont be accessible by google without any use of vpn stuff thing. it should be so secure such that it would look like that if i am surfing from any other desired location in the other corner of the world..

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Have you looked at Tor Browser?
Mar 16, 2018 3:17PM PDT
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It's been a while. Tor does allow you to spoof location.
Mar 16, 2018 3:46PM PDT
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tor is of no use in my case
Mar 17, 2018 7:42AM PDT

i want to make my location to show at a particular location.. not to make it jump from one to another like in tor.. i am not doing any crime and using tor is like first suspect to that.. i want to have a stable connection

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Seems it does answer your need.
Mar 17, 2018 7:57AM PDT

That's why I supplied a link on how to set a specific country. Not jumping at all.

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it is not helpfull in my case
Mar 17, 2018 7:45AM PDT

i want to make my location to show at a particular location.. not to make it jump from one to another like in tor.. i am not doing any crime and using tor is like first suspect to that.. i want to have a stable connection

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Re: location
Mar 16, 2018 4:01AM PDT

You can't change your location. But you can tell Android or Windows to not use it. Then Google and Microsoft don't know where you are.
Although, if you use Internet, your IP-address gives a good indication.

Post was last edited on March 16, 2018 4:09 AM PDT

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And nope.
Mar 16, 2018 12:25PM PDT

Since you are not using a VPN this is a dead end. You would be using your internet connection and it's a dead giveaway where you are.

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Proxy Servers
Mar 16, 2018 3:16PM PDT

that way it's someone else's IP address showing. Have to be careful though they aren't "bad" ones.

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If you don't want google tracking you
Mar 17, 2018 10:28AM PDT

You would need to set up your hosts file to block all things google. Done correctly and thoroughly, it can even block all their adserver connections on so many webpages, but may also prevent some wanted content from showing on the pages.

Also just refuse all cookies in your browser. Use an agent switcher to "spoof" your referer information. Even then, google probably has cookies and websites they directly run which do the same, but never reveal it's actually google.

Tor and a proxy server (which may give it's location to sites, but not yours) is about all that's left.