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Re:Tell HN: Google Maps location data is used for GeoIP updates by vachina on Monday December 19, 2022 @10:34AM (#34053255)
Tldr: Google associates your static IP to your real location, if you use Google Maps long enough with that IP.

My Takeaway: use a shared IP

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Re:Tell HN: Google Maps location data is used for GeoIP updates by ogeiczvm on Monday December 19, 2022 @10:38AM (#34053316)
It would be an interesting test if someone has the time and resources - use conflicting location for the same IP. Could be done in an emulator in Android Studio I assume? I would think that it would simply treat it as bad (inconclusive) data and not update the GeoIP.
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