Join the AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the Firefox leadership team to celebrate Firefox 20th anniversary and discuss Firefox’s future on Mozilla Connect. Mark your calendar on Thursday, November 14, 18:00 - 20:00 UTC!

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

Shows my log in location as Richardson, Tx I am in New Caney, Tx

  • 2 replies
  • 3 have this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by cor-el

more options

On my home page the weather will be for Richardson Tex and it will show my current location as Richardson Tex. I am in the Houston area.

On my home page the weather will be for Richardson Tex and it will show my current location as Richardson Tex. I am in the Houston area.

All Replies (2)

more options

Websites "geolocate" you with a variety of data, but one of the most important factors is your IP address, which your service provider can associate with a particular region.

These threads have links to see what location information different services associate with your IP address:

more options

How is your location detected?

Try to remove the cookies from this website:

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

Such details are stored in a cookie, so make sure that you keep such a cookie if you change the location manually.