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.
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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.
It's so fucking stupid, Mexico is part of America.
yeah, America was a continent long before US was a thing. Which makes the "MAGA" slogan hilarious, as if he's governing for the other countries in America too.
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