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Learn about residential proxies, web scraping, data collection strategies, and industry best practices from the Shifter team.
How to Change Your Location in Google Chrome (Sensors + Proxy)
Change your location in Chrome two ways: DevTools Sensors for the GPS location sites ask for, and a proxy for your IP. When each works, and how to combine them.
Daniel Okafor · November 13, 2026 How to Set Up a Proxy on iPhone and Android
Step-by-step proxy setup for iPhone and Android: where the settings are, what to type, how to sign in, how to check it works and why some apps ignore it.
Matt Brown · November 13, 2026 WebRTC Leaks: How Your Real IP Escapes a Proxy, and How to Test and Fix It
WebRTC can show your real IP to a website even when your browser uses a proxy. How the leak works, a two-minute test, and the fix for Chrome, Firefox and automation.
Matt Brown · November 12, 2026 How to Change Your IP Address (and Location): 7 Ways Compared
Seven ways to change your IP address, from restarting the router to a VPN or a residential proxy. What each one changes, what it costs and when it fits.
James Meadow · November 12, 2026 Short-Term Rental Data in 2026: Rates, Fees and the New Rules
New EU data rules, all-in price rules and city crackdowns have changed short-term rental data. Where reliable figures come from now and what to watch.
Priya Nair · November 11, 2026 Where Google Isn't Number One: Search Engines by Country in 2026
Google has about 91% of search worldwide, but not everywhere. Search engine share in Korea, Russia, China, Czechia and Japan, and what it means for SEO.
Daniel Okafor · November 11, 2026 India's DPDP Act and Publicly Available Data: What It Means for Web Data
India's data protection law excludes some public personal data, but not all. What the DPDP Act says, when it takes effect and how data teams should prepare.
Sofia Marin · November 10, 2026 Web Archives as a Data Source: What the Wayback Machine Can and Cannot Tell You
The Wayback Machine holds over a trillion captures. How to query it, where its coverage and quality fall short, and why more sites now keep it out.
Elena Petrova · November 10, 2026