Re: Geofeeds are adversarial — was Re: Geofeeds are good

[Christian de Larrinaga via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Delighted to see this thread on NANOG. Two decades after it should have
been slammed but hey ho

The problem of course is that Governments are starting to think geo
location is an architecturally dependable part of the network.

In an era of the Online Safety Act in UK that becomes a serious risk to
enforcing falsity as truth by law and Treaty obligation.

So what's to be done?


Christian

John Curran via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> writes:

> > On Feb 17, 2026, at 12:18 PM, Abdullah DevRel of IPinfo via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> > ….
> > The limitation you’re identifying is real. We could do more
> > proactive outreach when we detect conflicts. That's valuable
> > feedback. Would you recommend a specific approach - perhaps flagging
> > high-confidence conflicts in a report ISPs could opt into?
>
> “I know what I don’t know” (i.e. there’s no reason my opinion here
> would be either well-informed or particularly relevant) – but I am
> certain that some of the operators on this list will have timely
> suggestions…
>
> Thanks!
> /John
>
> p.s. Disclaimers: my views alone; may cause drowsiness – use caution when operating heavy machinery. 
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