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Why is the map/location for 2 step verification...

Whenever I am signing into anything with 2 step verification, I notice that the notification on my phone says that I'm signing in from a location that is completely incorrect. (i.e.: Portland, ME...) I thought it was just me when I asked a few friends with 2 step verification if they had seen this before.  Several of them said that this was the case for them.  Does anyone know the reason why this happens?  Is it bouncing from a server there or is Apple Maps just acting really weird again?

First of all it is two factor authentication that prompts you with location, so if you search for article Apple added explanation to that question that in case of 2 Factor, location information is not taken from location of the device (Apple Maps), but from location reported by your ISP as location for your IP address.

"What if I don’t recognize the location shown in my sign in notification?

When you sign in on a new device, you’ll get a notification on your other trusted devices that includes a map showing the approximate location of the new device. This is an approximate location based on the IP address the device is currently using, rather than the exact location of the device. The location shown might reflect the network you're connected to, and not your physical location.

If you know you’re the person trying to sign in but you don’t recognize the location shown, you can still tap Allow and continue signing in.

However, if you ever see a notification that your Apple ID is being used to sign in on a new device and you're not the one signing in, tap Don’t Allow to ensure the sign in attempt is blocked."

It may well be that you are going through a wifi access point that is new or otherwise hasn't yet been assigned a correct location yet.

First of all it is two factor authentication that prompts you with location, so if you search for article Apple added explanation to that question that in case of 2 Factor, location information is not taken from location of the device (Apple Maps), but from location reported by your ISP as location for your IP address.

"What if I don’t recognize the location shown in my sign in notification?

When you sign in on a new device, you’ll get a notification on your other trusted devices that includes a map showing the approximate location of the new device. This is an approximate location based on the IP address the device is currently using, rather than the exact location of the device. The location shown might reflect the network you're connected to, and not your physical location.

If you know you’re the person trying to sign in but you don’t recognize the location shown, you can still tap Allow and continue signing in.

However, if you ever see a notification that your Apple ID is being used to sign in on a new device and you're not the one signing in, tap Don’t Allow to ensure the sign in attempt is blocked."

I wished Apple would show the actual ip address, so you could actually see where it's coming from.

You have 2 options. You are free to choose.

1. let apple know on their feedback site

https://www.apple.com/feedback/

2. start working for them as developer/designer.

If your device has GPS in it, like my iPhone and iPad do,

WHY DOESNT IT SHOW THE TRUE MAP LOCATION instead of. City 200 miles away?

This process does not use GPS. The post near the top listed as Apple Recommended clearly explains this.

Yes I saw that but can't figure out WHY they don't use the GPS. Politics? Laziness in code? 

Find my IPhone does use it.

"Do you want to allow a login 200 miles away?"

Duh!

So you asked a question you knew the answer to?

Find my IPhone does use it.

But this is not Find My Phone.

Feedback for Apple goes here >>> https://www.apple.com/feedback/

My question was WHY?

in English we use WHY when we want to know the reason for something, especially something apparently stupid

To be clear, this was your question. You knew the why of that question.

You have restated your question and now it is against the terms of the community to answer it.

Apple does not allow discussions on this community about policy or decisions they have made. Their yard, their rules.

So ... Feedback for Apple goes here >>> https://www.apple.com/feedback/

No one from Apple is here. We are just users like you, so we don't know WHY the process is designed the way it is. And as LACAllen has indicated, we cannot speculate on WHY either.

GB

Oh Apple is always "watching" or "here" if you will. I posted "following" on a thread once and received an e-mail saying my post had been deleted since it didn't contribute to the topic.

It is very frustrating that the "location" for apple ID verify is for me 350 miles away. How on earth can this POSSIBLY be the IP address I am using? I have only started having this trouble since I changed my apple password. And since I currently live in a very small city and the city it keeps pinging me from is millions population, the odds that someone *might* be attempting to hack me from that city are very high so the whole thing just stinks.

How on earth can this POSSIBLY be the IP address I am using?

Seriously?

This has been explained technically several times.

Your ISP provides this data to Apple. Apple does not issue, control, manage or configure your IP address.

the odds that someone *might* be attempting to hack me from that city are very high

However, the odds that someone "might" be attempting to hack you at the exact same moment you asked for a verification code are not.

Doubtful? Ask for a second code. The chances that your hacker is in step with your code requests are even less.

Search for your assigned IP address here >>> https://db-ip.com/ This is the data given to Apple.

The address is not your home, but in fact where the nearest servers are based. I live in Melton, and my nearest servers are in Richmond or St.kilda for TPG, depending on which ones are busier handling data. It has nothing to do with your modem, but with where the internet is sourced from for your local telephone exchange. For instance they don't make internet in Melton, it is obviously generated at a large facility, not an exchange.

To prove i'm right, go to speedtest.net and test your internet connection, it will show you which server it connects to and I bet you my little 16 points it goes where ever the location map is showing more often than not in the past.

最後更新：2017-09-23 21:09:52

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