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There is no inherent location information in an IP address, but those packets have to physically go somewhere at 2/3 light speed. We could design a network lik
by p1mrx 5y ago
There is no inherent location information in an IP address, but those packets have to physically go somewhere at 2/3 light speed. We could design a network like Tor where the routing is geographically oblivious, but then everywhere on Earth would have the same (very slow) ping time.
It is saner to make a fast network, and then layer an anonymous one on top of it.
- londgine 5y agostarlink is the current solution that I am hoping for
- p1mrx 5y agoStarlink raises the speed from 2/3*c to 1*c, but IP addresses are still anchored to a location... otherwise the latency would suck. You can geolocate any fast internet connection by measuring its latency to various points on Earth.