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When using a VPN, is there a way to make your browser think you're in your home country? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by guttermonk@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Web pages were loading in the foreign language my VPN was in, so I tried using a free proxy but couldn't find a reliable way to make that work. Any suggestions?

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[–] eruchitanda@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You need to set it to your own country.

Unless there's another place with a majority of people who speak the same language. Then, you can set the VPN to that country instead.

If you're comfortable with English, I'd set it to English instead. It's a bit less specific, so it's another 'layer' that makes collecting data on you *a bit* less accurate.

[–] eruchitanda@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The best would be to keep the language as it is, but it's not really realistic..