Why web sites think I am in America when I am in Europe? Am I being hacked or spied by Opera?

[qwak1]

qwak1 last edited by

There is something with Opera for Android. Whenever I visit sites like Amazon, it believes I am in the USA and says "this product cannot be sent to the US". For instance. Every site I visit thinks I am in America, I am in Spain and if I check my IP on www,tracemyip.org it shows my IP and country Spain.

What is wrong with Opera??? Its scary, I am being hacked, spied or something??

I have uninstalled Opera and reset my phone and it is always the same.

Please explain Opera crew.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @qwak1 last edited by

Do you have data savings enabled by chance?

[qwak1]

qwak1 @leocg last edited by

@leocg Yes. Please continue.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @qwak1 last edited by

So, that's your answer. You are connecting through an Opera server that compress the data so you can save your bandwidth.

[qwak1]

qwak1 @leocg last edited by

@leocg Oh ok, it worked. I was back in Spain in Amazon when disabled data saving.

Its not dangerous then?

Many thanks

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @qwak1 last edited by

Of course it's not. But just because Opera is a reliable company.