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by walrus01 2154 days ago
since this article mentions maxmind, this reminded me of when geolocation by IP address goes horribly wrong, and non-technical persons interpret the results as something to be relied upon as factual:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/kansas-couple-su...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/09/maxmind-m...

https://mashable.com/2016/08/11/ip-addresses-kansas/

ISP perspective here: Geolocation by granular /24 to /20 sized block of ipv4 space is often wildly inaccurate on a regional basis. It's entirely possible for the ARIN registration (used by maxmind) to be a street address in Seattle, but serving end user ISP customers a 4.5 hour drive away in a far eastern corner of WA state.