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> any legitimate traffic coming from non-US IPs. If it's not actually reaching you to log in and what not, how do you know it's legit or not? How do you know
by vel0city 2y ago
> any legitimate traffic coming from non-US IPs.
If it's not actually reaching you to log in and what not, how do you know it's legit or not?
How do you know it's US traffic or not in the end?
I'm not saying it's not something anyone can reasonably do, but I've both been the gatekeeper required to implement/support such a policy and been someone burned by it. It shouldn't be assumed the block lists are actually that good.
- UltraSane 2y agoThis is an argument over the accuracy of georeferencing IP addresses and in my experience it is adequate for my needs.
- vel0city 2y agoJe suppose que le Texas est au Québec.
- UltraSane 2y agoWhat was the point of replying in French?
- vel0city 2y ago> My home in Texas had an IP address which a lot of databases had as supposedly being in Montreal. J'ai dû apprendre le français parce que les bases de données géo-IP sont des déchets. So many sites defaulted to French due to shit geo-ip databases. So many account lockouts because of fears credentials got hijacked due to shit geo-ip databases. So many "sorry this isn't available in your country" messages because of shit geo-ip databases. So many stores defaulting to Canadian dollars because of shit geo-ip databases. They're so annoying to be on the receiving end.