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minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 days agoPlus your IP can often get you a pretty approximate location.
minus-squareTaldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 days agoIt can, or it can give a really incorrect impression Far too many people think geolocating IP addresses is a lot more accurate than it is, since it usually shows a precise location. Over the years, geolocating IPv4 addresses has gotten less and less accurate
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoOh, I know how bad it can be. On my cell network I constantly get online stores thinking I’m in a city 8 hours away. But it can be accurate, and might have been enough in this case to get the result.
Plus your IP can often get you a pretty approximate location.
It can, or it can give a really incorrect impression
Far too many people think geolocating IP addresses is a lot more accurate than it is, since it usually shows a precise location. Over the years, geolocating IPv4 addresses has gotten less and less accurate
Oh, I know how bad it can be. On my cell network I constantly get online stores thinking I’m in a city 8 hours away.
But it can be accurate, and might have been enough in this case to get the result.
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+/- half of my country.