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Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences
From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:02:07 -0700
On Apr 11, 2016, at 12:01 , Baldur Norddahl <baldur.norddahl () gmail com> wrote: On 11 April 2016 at 20:15, John Levine <johnl () iecc com> wrote:Oh, heck, you know better than that. You can put in all the flags and warnings you want, but if it returns an address, nitwits will show up at the address with guns. Bodies of water probably are the least bad alternative. I wonder if they're going to hydrolocate all of the unknown addresses, or only the ones where they get publically shamed.They should stop giving out coordinates on houses period. Move the coordinate to the nearest street intersection if you need to be that precise (I would prefer nearest town square). Anything more than that should be illegal. Regards, Baldur
The thing I find particularly amusing having just looked up my own IP addresses is the following: 1. My addresses are tied to my actual address in whois. 2. That is not the address linked to in any of the GeoIP databases I know how to check. 3. The address is only a few blocks away, but where an ambiguity is provided, it is sufficient to cover most of the city of San Jose, including my house of course. Needless to say, it’s not confidence inspiring. I might look to see whose house it does send me to later if I feel inclined, just for amusement. Owen
Current thread:
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences, (continued)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 15)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Jay Hennigan (Apr 14)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 13)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Jean-Francois Mezei (Apr 13)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Baldur Norddahl (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Niels Bakker (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences John Levine (Apr 12)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Jeremy Austin (Apr 12)
- RE: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences frnkblk (Apr 16)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Owen DeLong (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Owen DeLong (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Niels Bakker (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Owen DeLong (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Stephen Frost (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Wayne Bouchard (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Jean-Francois Mezei (Apr 12)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Owen DeLong (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Joel Maslak (Apr 11)