Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing

Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by lxgr on Thursday April 27, 2023 @02:37AM (#35724105)

> IP geo-location do not exist and everything is based on isp headquarter's address

There are definitely edge cases (specifically for mobile data), but on average, IP geolocation is much more accurate than "the ISP‘s headquarters".

I live nowhere near my ISPs corporate or even regional office(s), yet my IP location is accurate within a few hundred meters.

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Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by pantulis on Thursday April 27, 2023 @03:25AM (#35724460)

Has geolocation gotten a little bit worse in recent years? I understand IP blocks may change phisical location, and don't know if it's IPv4 scarcity or whatever, but apps that use IP location services seem to be mislocating me (like in cities 300km away)

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Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by fwsgonzo on Thursday April 27, 2023 @03:33AM (#35724513)

I haven't seen it gotten any better (or worse). It still puts me regularly in other far away cities, in the south of the country, or just in the country. Never in my town. I will never trust GeoIP to figure out anything other than the country.

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Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by prmoustache on Thursday April 27, 2023 @03:46AM (#35724596)

Even for this it isn't reliable. Depending on the service I can be in different countries. Which is a clear no if you are trying to decide which content you can offer to your customer.

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