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Maybe you have clicked on a funny video or got redirected to a site and discovered it just wouldn't work. You may have got a clean page or perhaps a message saying that this website isn't available in your country. The reason this is occurring is something called geotargeting and essentially means choosing what you can get based on your place. So for instance, the technology is employed by the search engines to ensure you get results tailored to your geographical area. In this scenario it's really really useful and helps steer your hunts into the appropriate way. In most situations though, geotargeting is actually detrimental. In the USA some DIY stores will look up your place, then charge you based on how much you are from an adversary. It Is very common practice for companies to use something called priced discrimination to maximise their gains. Take for example an international service like Netflix, if you logon from the UK you will get something like half as many pictures as those who logon to the American service. The technology behind this is really quite simple. All that occurs is that your IP address is logged when you connect to the site. Then that address is looked up in a large database to match the address to a specific place. The website then will determine what you can get or what it bills based on where you reside. However there's a way around these checks, a system where you can control access to your location when you're online. The key is to relay your link through another server. Using proxies or VPNs in other nations you can select your virtual location. When your connection is relayed through one of these servers, your real IP address is concealed and only the proxies is visible. It's possible to set these up easily on computers, notebooks, iPads and even mobile phones. Here's how you can free up your web connection in your iPad. See the BBC from anyplace, access Hulu and Pandora.com 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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