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Swamp Priest

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Recently, I've notice that when I'm browsing the internet (with Firefox), the website will display in German or give me a German ad. I'm from the UK, so this is very strange. This happens infrequently though, so I'm not sure if it is something malicious. I do have a subscription to a VPN service but I never masquerade as a German. Should I be concerned?
 
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Ralston18
Probably just some incorrect geolocation data stored on your computer. Or perhaps some application set up for or mis-configured to use German.

Start here:

Type "WIN + I" and then select "Region & Language". Any References to German.

Verify that your Date & Time settings are correct for UK.

In Firefox type: "about:preferences#content" (without quotes). Look for any German listings.


I sometimes see false location indications. I.e., "nearby locations" are somewhere across the country.

Generally attribute that to desperate marketing attempts to gather any information they can about me by harvesting any available and accessible bit of data they can from my computer.....

So, if you did something as innocent as lookin up a...
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Probably just some incorrect geolocation data stored on your computer. Or perhaps some application set up for or mis-configured to use German.

Start here:

Type "WIN + I" and then select "Region & Language". Any References to German.

Verify that your Date & Time settings are correct for UK.

In Firefox type: "about:preferences#content" (without quotes). Look for any German listings.


I sometimes see false location indications. I.e., "nearby locations" are somewhere across the country.

Generally attribute that to desperate marketing attempts to gather any information they can about me by harvesting any available and accessible bit of data they can from my computer.....

So, if you did something as innocent as lookin up a German city or beer then your computer may have some "I am German" flag or indicator set.


 
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