There are so many websites which require user permission to access their location – so that they can serve information relevant to their location. Previously browser use to depend just on the computers IP address, but with HTML5 geolocation API, browsers have become smart enough to get the users location information via various sources like GPS, IP address, WiFi networks, cell towers etc.
How To Fake your Location in Google Chrome
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Go to Google Chrome’s Developer Tools – Right Click and select Inspect Element or press Ctrl + Shift + I (in Windows).
Switch to Emulation Tab.
Select Sensors option.
Check emulate geolocation coordinates.
Now input a different lat and lon values.
There are some websites which take your default location information and give you information relevant to that area, by using above trick you might be able to change it and access the information related to a different location!
HTML5 Geolocation API Tool: http://technotip.com/demo/GoogleMaps/
