If only there was a registry for IPs and an RFC for geofeed structure. On Sat, Aug 23, 2025, 2:01 AM Crist Clark via NANOG <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just like that other thread, where it turns out he spammers are the first > ones to utilize any new anti-spam technology, a good bet a large percentage > of the folks who want to upload their own geo-location data are the folks > trying to circumvent geo-location for whatever reasons folks have to > circumvent geo-location. If you're the geo-location provider, you're going > to need to independently verify geo-location by whatever means you use to > determine geo-location without submissions. You can't trust submissions, so > why take submissions at all? > > I'm not saying not geo-locations services shouldn't have any means to have > inaccuracies reported. I'm just saying the information they get by such > means may not be all that valuable or actionable. > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM nanog--- via NANOG <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On 22/08/25 07:52, Mike Lyon via NANOG wrote: > > > One would think that if you are in the business of selling data, > > specifically, location data, that you would have a link on your website > for > > people to contact you in regards to updating that data so that the data > you > > are selling is accurate data. Or do you prefer to sell inaccurate data or > > do you just not care about the accuracy of your product? > > > > It wouldn't be surprising. Most of capitalism is done for appearances' > > sake now, especially stuff that nobody will really notice if it's done > > wrong. Nobody cares if a few hundred people can't use Netflix because it > > thinks they're in the wrong region - not even Netflix. Those few hundred > > people might care, but their opinions don't matter. > > > > You see this more in security stuff - all theater so somebody can tick a > > box saying they did security. > > > > > > > > Anyways, i’ll get off of my soap box… > > > > > > ***ATTENTION*** Digital Element, Neustar and ipinsight.io folks…. > > > > > > How does one report to you inaccurate geolocation data? > > > > > > Anyone on list that could possibly help a brother out? > > > > > > Thank You, > > > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > > > NANOG mailing list > > > > > > https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PFBC3O4OHSJAR2NTRNJMBX7GTGNBOX7Q/ > > _______________________________________________ > > NANOG mailing list > > > > > https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MH6TVWNNXQYJY56U2HRJYWAQCAX7HXLV/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NANOG mailing list > _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YHRAFYIQTDCJ6ZKP2BSC6R753SB7LLZN/
