Also, try another search engine.Or did they block it simply because I used a VPN ?
Which would seem to indicate the VPN worked.
I'll try this again using another browser.
INT21.
Same here. It thinks I'm 30 miles away.google never gets my location right
And Google blocked the search. I got this message.
About this page
Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. This page checks to see if it's really you sending the requests, and not a robot. Why did this happen?
IP address: 5.62.39.226
Time: 2019-01-14T19:53:47Z
URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=mgtow&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Bearing in mind I was doing an inoccous search on a perfectly legit subject. Not looking for hard core granny porn or anything like that.
Yes, Big Brother really is watching you.
INT21.
Are you logged into Google services (eg Chrome login, Gmail?)Not so much a problem, but an observation.
A few minutes ago I called up Google search from Firefox. and entered the acronym 'MGTOW'.
and it supplied half a dozen links (on the first page, there were more). so that was working ok.
Then I scrolled right down to the bottom of the page and found that Google had helpfully printed my home location. Accurate to about half a mile.
Hmmmm. I wonder.
So, I fired up the VPN (set the IP to Belgium) and did the same as above.
And Google blocked the search. I got this message.
About this page
Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. This page checks to see if it's really you sending the requests, and not a robot. Why did this happen?
IP address: 5.62.39.226
Time: 2019-01-14T19:53:47Z
URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=mgtow&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Bearing in mind I was doing an inoccous search on a perfectly legit subject. Not looking for hard core granny porn or anything like that.
Yes, Big Brother really is watching you.
INT21.
I believe that this message appears when they see lots of different computers/people connecting from the same IP address, as happens with a VPN. They claim that this could be due to some kind of malicious action (e.g. bots trying to game their advertising in some way) which sort of makes sense. And, of course, it probably makes it harder for them to sell you as an advertising target.
I'm pretty sure it's nothing to do with search terms (at least not directly) ...
Are you logged into Google services (eg Chrome login, Gmail?)
I sometimes have trouble logging into things from foreign countries – it's like if you try and use a debit card in a foreign country without telling the bank first. They'll lock you out for your own security. If you access google from one place and then five minutes later access it from (what looks like to them) somewhere 500 miles away, I guess they'll think it's suspect and prevent you from accessing the service in case it's not you.Yep - the error message INT21 reported is pretty obviously justified by security issues (regardless of other motivations). Google's sensitivity to double-checking such situations would be understandably heightened if the person were logged into a Google account.
... I guess they'll think it's suspect and prevent you from accessing the service in case it's not you.
... The key point here though, is that you are being tracked all the time. And if the tracker (Google) loses you, it retaliates by denial of service. ...
Let's do a test.
Where am I coming from now ?
Near enough.
And now ?
Near enough. ...
... Can you give me the last letter of each of the 'encrypted' locations. I'd like to see if I recognise them.
...It's essentially impossible to trust a particular party when they seem to be in multiple mutually-distant places within a short timeframe. ..
The key point here though, is that you are being tracked all the time. And if the tracker (Google) loses you, it retaliates by denial of service.
It is telling you, in effect, where you can go and where not. If you want to use Google, that is.
One reason why I will not bother with Google Earth any more as you have to use Google Chrome browser to download it.
Had the call. Hung up.Odd thing happened today.
We have a landline phone with call blocking facilities. Stops people trying to sell me double glazing etc. Anyway. it appears to not be working. So we plugged in a normal handset.
A few minutes later my wife shouted up to me,'Oi, there has just been a call. The recorder voice said if you don't contact your internet provider they will shut down the broadband in 24 hours. They say your number is compromised and is appearing all over Europe. It's you and your weird friends on the web'.
(So now you know, you're all weird; but you already knew that)
So, I contacted Virgin via their 150 number and the nice lady said 'it's a hoax call, ignore it. We have been getting a lot of them lately'. I mentioned that I sometimes use a VPN. 'Doesn't matter'.
SO, two things.
First, It appears that my call blocker was stopping this call from getting through.
Second, I wonder if this is linked to Google putting up messages that show they can't track me when the VPN is running ?
I'd like to know if anyone else has had this dire warning over their landline.
INT21.
Odd thing happened today.
We have a landline phone with call blocking facilities. Stops people trying to sell me double glazing etc. Anyway. it appears to not be working. So we plugged in a normal handset.
A few minutes later my wife shouted up to me,'Oi, there has just been a call. The recorder voice said if you don't contact your internet provider they will shut down the broadband in 24 hours. They say your number is compromised and is appearing all over Europe. It's you and your weird friends on the web'.
(So now you know, you're all weird; but you already knew that)
So, I contacted Virgin via their 150 number and the nice lady said 'it's a hoax call, ignore it. We have been getting a lot of them lately'. I mentioned that I sometimes use a VPN. 'Doesn't matter'.
SO, two things.
First, It appears that my call blocker was stopping this call from getting through.
Second, I wonder if this is linked to Google putting up messages that show they can't track me when the VPN is running ?
I'd like to know if anyone else has had this dire warning over their landline.
INT21.
Same and ex-directory. If I can be mithered to play along I ask where they got the number from, but I admit my usual tactic is to put the phone down and leave it sat there until the other end hangs up as (a) it costs them money and (b) they can't be calling anyone else while they wait for me. Sometimes I just hang up.I'm on the telephone preference list which blocks most calls but some get through which probably means they're originating from somewhere scaly.