Not a computer guy, what is the process/programming that tells your computer your location

[riceyummm]

The ads are usually based on your surfing history. Every time I search Agoda for a specific town, I see Google ads for that town for the next few weeks. They start within minutes. Same with other sites I visit. If I check hostgator hosting, then Google shows me Hostgator ads. Might be IP based sometimes, bt I think it's mostly targeted at you personally.

I'm sure that's true to an extent but there's more than that going on. As long as I have been surfing TV I've been getting ads for ThaiLoveLinks and other match sites even though I've never visited them (no, really). Some program knows that I'm a male expat and figures I might want to get laid (I always want to get laid, but not screwed). Recently I searched for a new camera lens and got ads for lenses for at least a week, so that's the type of targeting you're talking about. Very clever those internet marketing people.

The lesson here is: don't use the internet if you're trying learn how to commit the perfect murder.

[JesseFrank]

Your IP address doesn't show where you are. It shows where your ISP is.

Really? Just based upon ip address services such as http://stereopsis.com/flux/map.html can pin down your location to within a few metres.

And do you know why ????

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I'm on 3G and it shows me near Silom road Bangkok.

Correct up to a few hundred kilometer

[Rooo]

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