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

[Tony Patti via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Abdullah DevRel of IPinfo via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 2:02 AM:

> “Our accountability extends beyond paying customers to include users accessing our free data - IPinfo Lite (Country + 
> ASN).”

What I see at https://ipinfo.io/lite is that there is NO end-user-friendly WEB INTERFACE to your data, in contrast to 
https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-demo

I do not know many end-users who could code/utilize an API to obtain information from your company.

And to access your data (only via an API) an account must be created, including providing these personal attributes: 
First Name, Last Name, Email Address.  Use of which is subject to your nearly 3,000 word Privacy Policy at 
https://ipinfo.io/privacy-policy

IMHO if you really wanted end-users to be able to verify locations, you would have provided an end-user-friendly 
website for this purpose.

Tony Patti




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