Mint-user
I am based in the UK and use vpnbook ( Openvpn) via a US based server to watch US tv programs.
Yesterday I noticed that Google still knows I am UK based, even when using google.com instead of google.co.uk, even though the VPN provided IP address shows it as being located in the USA.
I can tell that google knows I'm in the UK by doing some generic searches, such as "Estate Agents", and google returns lists of UK based estate agents. This was not the case when previously I used HotSpot Shield (on an XP machine) via US based servers. Doing a similar generic search on Google returned US website lists.
Is Google bypassing the USA based vpnbook servers, and my US based VPN generated IP address, to locate me in the UK by accessing my UK ISP provide IP address?
And if Google are doing this, could other websites or serach engines be doing the same?
