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Maybe you have clicked on a humorous video or got redirected to a website and discovered it simply would not work. You may have got a blank page or maybe a message saying this website isn't available in your country. The reason this is occurring is something called geotargeting and basically means choosing what you can get based on your place. So for example, the technology can be used by the search engines to ensure you get results tailored to your geographical area. Therefore, if you sought for a plumber, you will get results from your rough location and not from the other side of the world. In this situation it's actually really useful and helps direct your investigations into the right direction. In many scenarios though, geotargeting is actually harmful. In the USA some DIY shops will look up your place, then charge you based on how far you're from a challenger. It Is quite common practice for companies to use something called priced discrimination to maximise their gains. The technology behind this is really quite simple. All that happens is that your IP address is logged when you connect to the website. Then that address is looked up in a large database to match the address to a specific location. The website subsequently will decide what you can access or what it charges based on where you reside. This can get annoying, clearly being blocked or charged more purely based on where you happen to be. However there is a way around these checks, a strategy where you can control access to your place when you're online. The trick is to relay your connection through another server. Using proxies or VPNs in other countries you can select your virtual location. When your connection is relayed through one of these servers, your actual IP address is concealed and only the proxies is visible. You can set these up easily on computers, notebooks, iPads and even mobile phones. Here's the way you can free up your internet connection on your iPad. Watch the British Broadcasting Corporation from everywhere, access Hulu and Pandora with a click of the button. This video show's you how to setup a VPN on your iPad or iPhone and never get blocked again. Here's how
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