VPN does not hide my location

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Here with the VPN enabled, the original site is loaded, while that with VPN disabled, the local site is displayed.

So I guess the VPN is working in this case.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I don't know what you mean by "original site' and "local site".

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Original: http://huffingtonpost.com/ Local: the localized version of the site for your country if there is one.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

OK, thanks.
If the exit portal is located in the US, I should get the US version of the site, right?
Just looking at the Washington Post website and the first thing I see is an ad, referring to my home town, a little hamlet in the Texas boondocks.
Scary!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

I think so, and this is what seems to be happening here.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

I have the ad-blocker enabled but disabling it makes an ad not related to my real place shows up in the right of the page.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Just out of curiosity: Are you located in the US and do you have your VPN set to the Americas?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

No and no. I'm not in US and my VPN is set to optimal location.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Setting the VPN to Americas didn't seem to make any difference.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

OK, then you cannot appreciate my frustration with this VPN thing.
Thanks for all the input.

[blackbird71]

blackbird71 @Guest last edited by blackbird71

@esebm Try using the VPN to visit https://ipleak.net/ and it may give some information about what is leaking your location. Give it a few moments to accumulate information, and it should show you data about what information is available to a website and from what.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Why not?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I did try the ipleak site and I see some IP addresses and my true home location but I'm not sure how to interpret the data.
I know that WebRTC is set to "Disable non-proxied UDP".

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Under 'Your IP Address' do you see your real IP? Or do you see the VPN one?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Don't know which is which, sorry for being dumb.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

If it's not the VPN address, that you can see clicking on the VPN icon, then it's your real IP address.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

No, it's not the IP address on the VPN icon, it must be my real address.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

And the VPN is on?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Yes!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Strange.

What about https://whoer.net/ ? It also shows your real IP even with the VPN on?