Use the Proxmate Chrome plugin, works for me from Kenya.--
On Tuesday, 4 June 2013, William Muriithi wrote:
>
> Google seems to retain alot of information about account activity.
>
> I created mine in India ages ago, and when I'm logging out, I still see
> alot of <google.co.in> as I get logged out. It's possible Google just
> defaulted your account to Kenya, (don't ask me how they did that....)
>
>I agree with you here. Think they domicile accounts to specific regions to assist in tracking suspicious activities.
They most likely keep a history of where you are located the last 6 hours and if account show up across the other side of the world all of a sudden, it could indicate account hijacking.
Seen that on Facebook too. I don't have a Facebook account so I can't see what's in a friends profile. A friend of mine just sent her password to get around the problem and I couldn't log on to her Facebook account. The only possible explanation was the geographic distance.
Muriithi
> On 4 June 2013 12:57, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Yes, I am logged into a PC in the UK, and no, I am not installing any
> > device(s). I am trying to purchase something that is sold in the Google
> > Play - sold in the US and the UK. I have a UK address I'd like this item
> > shipped to.
> > When I get to the point of checkout, I am asked to login and the moment I
> > do with my gmail account, I get presented with that notification. I need a
> > way to circumvent it.
> >
> >
> > On 4 June 2013 12:52, mash lists <mashlists@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> You are logged in the UK but the device you are trying to install in is
> >> in Kenya right?
> >>
> >>
> >> On 4 June 2013 12:46, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Do I really need this extension when the PC is actually sitting in the
> >>> UK? I think there is something in my Gmail profile that they are checking.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 4 June 2013 12:42, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> There's a chrome extension for that, can't remember the name now that
> >>>> I'm away from my PCs.
> >>>>
> >>>> Turn it on, and voila, you are in the US or UK.
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