[PLUG-TALK] Static IP address geolocation

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 2 Apr 2021, wes wrote:

> 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.

Wes,

Okay.

> this is meant to benefit the retailer, not the consumer.

Of course it is. :-)

> 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.

Feh! I don't use any one vendor frequently enough to want to save cookies.
So, I will just accept their incorrect geolocation (wondering how everyone
got it so wrong) and put up with the nonsense when it occurs.

Thanks,

Rich