In my case that was getting an import permit. Not specifically "immigration procedure" but immigration related. I showed my drivers license but that wasn't accepted. Then I took my Pink ID and all was well.
Apply for facial recognition at SCB, get Thai prices at various tourist places, get you a PIN, ease up on several immigration procedures. Just to name a few.
I managed an IT department of 20 employees. We installed anti-theft firmware on all laptops, continuously reporting the location of the laptop and mandating use of anti-virus and VPN.
No way anyone could simulate a different location.
Windows systems communicate internally using utc. If you connect to windows services using your windows laptop then the server will log you at his local time.
Are you trying to hide that you are abroad, or is there another reason for your question?
It’s really a very personal thing. Places like Bangkok, Phuket or Pattaya would be my least desirable places to live in Thailand while others are so much at home there they wouldn’t want to leave it for the world.
One man’s like is another man’s dislike. A matter of personal preferences.