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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updates (www.cnbc.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So If I use the flatpak app on Linux would it actually be able to know i'm in the US? I don't use any sort of location services.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Geolocation is done by IP address if nothing else is available. It's not exact, but if, for example, you use a US-based internet provider, all their customer IP exit points will already be marked as US-based, and any access from one of those to a Google service will get the new name.