[PLUG-TALK] Static IP address geolocation

[wes]

On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 4:34 PM Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>
wrote:

> On Fri, 2 Apr 2021, wes wrote:
>
> > yes, someone must. geolocation services assemble data from a variety of
> > sources which amount to a rough approximation of a guess. ...
>
> Wes,
>
> Is there a way for me to identify these services and let them all know
> where
> I am? After all, I've been in the same location for 28 years now and intend
> to stay in the same place.
>

it's largely proprietary technology. you would have to get this info from
each service you use, and most will not be willing to share. however, there
are very common ones like maxmind, as mentioned.


>
> > I notice that in doing a traceroute to 50.126.108.78, the last hop before
> > reaching you has this hostname: ae0---0.car01.tgrd.or.nwestnet.net. I
> > would not be surprised if this changed periodically to a name referencing
> > hillsboro instead.
>
> Interesting. Yesterday I was checking stock at both Lowe's and Home Depot
> and both showed me what was available in their Hillsboro store(s). Only a
> few days ago a different web site showed me inventory at their Tigard
> store.
>
>
this is meant to benefit the retailer, not the consumer.


> It's a PITA. There should be a way to have the correct information used.
>
>
the way around this is to allow their cookies to be saved in your browser
between sessions. geolocation service is not intended to be used in this
way.

-wes