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[-] april@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

I liked that they had special privacy tech other VPNs don't have but they didn't allow you to choose the location so it was unusable for me.

I want my VPN location to be my actual location so that the weather app doesn't mess up and show the wrong city.

[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 6 points 10 months ago

Your weather app should be using your location services which should be based off GPS not your IP address?

[-] spikkedd@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Sometimes location services uses your Internet connection to figure out where you are. Imagine you're deep in a corporate building. GPS wouldn't work in there. In this case, IP-based location services to the rescue!

[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 3 points 10 months ago
[-] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Shouldn't your app just let you pick the location?

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