# Problem accessing google.com in chrome while logged into google account

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-accessing-google-com-in-chrome-while-logged-into-google-account/606139>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 14, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-accessing-google-com-in-chrome-while-logged-into-google-account/606139 "2011-12-14T06:54:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![iamnotbatman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-accessing-google-com-in-chrome-while-logged-into-google-account/606139/1 "2011-12-14T06:54:36Z")

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This is a very odd problem, and I’m wondering if anyone here has a solution or has experienced this. The problem is: I cannot access [google.com](http://google.com). I can access [images.google.com](http://images.google.com). I can access [maps.google.com](http://maps.google.com). I can access [bing.com](http://bing.com). I can access any old page I please, except [www.google.com](http://www.google.com). This includes performing any google searches using the chrome search bar, or typing in the google url by hand, or clicking on a link to [google.com](http://google.com) from [bing.com](http://bing.com). The problem only occurs when I am at a friend’s house. The problem only occurs when I am logged into my google account. The problem has persisted consistently for over a year, with about a hundred separate data points. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-accessing-google-com-in-chrome-while-logged-into-google-account/606139/2 "2011-12-15T00:33:23Z")

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At your friend’s house are you on his machine or one you’ve brought with you? If the former I’d say he has malware.

Have you tried other Google sites like google.com.au ?

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**Author:** ![iamnotbatman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-accessing-google-com-in-chrome-while-logged-into-google-account/606139/3 "2011-12-15T18:39:30Z")

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No this is using my laptop I take everywhere. Only happens using my friend’s internet. Very weird. I haven’t tried using the foreign google sites. I will the next time I’m over there.

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**Author:** ![iamnotbatman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-accessing-google-com-in-chrome-while-logged-into-google-account/606139/4 "2012-01-20T20:00:18Z")

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www.google.com.au does work better. One notable difference is that when I go to “[www.google.com](http://www.google.com)” it redirects to “[https://www.google.com](https://www.google.com)”, which doesn’t happen for the “com.au” address.