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Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences
From: Laszlo Hanyecz <laszlo () heliacal net>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:23:00 +0000
Why not use the locations of their own homes? They're indirectly sending mobs to randomly chosen locations. There's enough middle men involved so they can all say they're doing nothing wrong, but wrong is being done.
-Laszlo On 2016-04-11 17:34, Steve Mikulasik wrote:
Just so everyone is clear, Maxmind is changing their default locations. " Now that I’ve made MaxMind aware of the consequences of the default locations it’s chosen, Mather says they’re going to change them. They are picking new default locations for the U.S. and Ashburn, Virginia that are in the middle of bodies of water, rather than people’s homes."
Current thread:
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences, (continued)
- 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)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Jeremy McDermond (Apr 13)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Blair Trosper (Apr 11)
- RE: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Steve Mikulasik (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Mike Hammett (Apr 11)
- RE: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Steve Mikulasik (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences John Levine (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Jared Mauch (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Laszlo Hanyecz (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 Mike Hammett (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Ricky Beam (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Hank Nussbacher (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Ben McGinnes (Apr 13)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Hank Nussbacher (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Larry Sheldon (Apr 11)