Re: Google IP Geolocation

[Honghao Zeng via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

it feels like google implemented some sort of new system recently; we have seen 4, 5 providers complaining their IPs 
being redirect to google Hong Kong just over the last few days.

two of our /23s also have the same symptoms; all clients being redirected to google Hong Kong, plus the 
permanently-enabled safe search. youtube premium also doesn't work. access request to the isp portal also goes nowhere.

> On Mar 29, 2021, at 2:55 PM, Michael K. Spears <michael () spears io> wrote:
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> Yep, that's what I finally got. This is a pretty major issue for me and also shows a massive failing on Google..
>
> I'm a VPS hosting provider, and despite no change in geolocation from any other vendor, no changes in the whois on 
> either my ASN or my IP subnets, google is now redirecting to Google Hong Kong (likely due to Asian clients using VPNs 
> from their phones).. This is incredibly annoying and clients shouldn't be able to change geolocation on an entire /24 
> that easily.
>
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> From: Josh Luthman <josh () imaginenetworksllc com>
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 2:52:48 PM
> To: Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>
> Cc: Michael K. Spears <michael () spears io>; nanog () nanog org <nanog () nanog org>
> Subject: Re: Google IP Geolocation
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> https://isp.google.com <https://isp.google.com/>
>
> I signed up for an account there and they said:
>
> "Currently, the Google ISP portal is designed for our partners of GGC, PNI or IX programs.
>  
> The access to portal is granted on request only to our partners." 
>
> Josh Luthman
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> On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 2:08 PM Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com <mailto:morrowc.lists () gmail com>> 
> wrote:
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> On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 1:59 PM Josh Luthman <josh () imaginenetworksllc com <mailto:josh () imaginenetworksllc com>> 
> wrote:
> Google ISP specifically told me they didn't want to do deal with geolocation on the ISP portal.
>
>
> unsure who 'google isp' is here, but ... I think if you point at a properly formed geo-location data file it'll get 
> eaten and produce proper results for you.
> you do have to add that in your isp portal:
>    tri-pipe-thingy -> configuration -> IP geolocation
> and /register feed/ button on that page.
>  
> Josh Luthman
> 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 3:28 PM Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com <mailto:morrowc.lists () gmail com>> 
> wrote:
> As a note, on the ISP portal there's a place to put a link to your RFC8805 format geolocation feed...
> these are scraped out 'regularly' and help keep things oriented better for folks.
>
> the ietf noc folk use this method to tell google (and other folk who scrape out our data) where meetings are before 
> the meetings get there:
>   https://noc.ietf.org/geo/google.csv <https://noc.ietf.org/geo/google.csv>
>
> -chris
> volunteer noc persona
>
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 6:43 PM Michael K. Spears <michael () spears io <mailto:michael () spears io>> wrote:
> Awesome, I think I’ve figured out the Google ISP portal signup, but it definitely seems semi-complicated in a way, 
> notably finding the link…
>
>  
>
> Thank you,
>
> Michael K. Spears
>
> 727.656.3347
>
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>
> From: Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net <mailto:nanog () ics-il net>> 
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 6:30 PM
> To: Michael K. Spears <michael () spears io <mailto:michael () spears io>>
> Cc: nanog () nanog org <mailto:nanog () nanog org>
> Subject: Re: Google IP Geolocation
>
>  
>
> We're working on a video to show people how to sign up for the ISP portal and get to that part of the portal once 
> signed up. We'll drop a link to it near the Google section of our geolocation page.
>
>
>
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> Mike Hammett
> Intelligent Computing Solutions
> http://www.ics-il.com <http://www.ics-il.com/>
>
> Midwest-IX
> http://www.midwest-ix.com <http://www.midwest-ix.com/>
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>
> From: "Michael K. Spears" <michael () spears io <mailto:michael () spears io>>
> To: nanog () nanog org <mailto:nanog () nanog org>
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 5:10:23 PM
> Subject: Google IP Geolocation
>
> Anyone have a good contact at Google who can help with IP geolocation? I have a /24 where anything related to Google 
> is in the wrong language.
>
>  
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> Thank you,
>
> Michael K. Spears
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