This is based on your whois information on your IP range. Google does this too based on your country.
Use a proxy in some other country if you want to change your IP address. ryan On May 7, 2009, at 9:09 PM, Marlon K. Schafer wrote: > OK, this seems simple enough. Type in www.aaa.com and go to the > triple A > site right? > > Nope, it somehow knows that I'm in zip code 99159 and sends me, > automatically to www.aaawa.com! > > How in the world is a web site finding this info in my machine? > Where the > heck is it stored? How do I make it stop? > > If I do a google search and click on aaa I can get there, put it > into the > ADDRESS (NOT search) bar I get redirected to a site other than the > one I > wanted. > > I am SOOOOOO tired of being controlled! I don't even have the > freedom to > select the web site that I choose to go to. I mean really? > > Anyone have any idea how this is possible and how to make the > bastards stop > snooping? I've deleted all of the search engines that were stuck in > the > browser, I've tightened up as much of the security that I can find > without > breaking everything else. > > Thoughts? Ideas? > > Please do NOT tell me to use firefox or some other browser. Most of > my > customers use IE and I have to know how to help protect them. > > thanks, > marlon > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
