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IP Geolocation Inaccuracy: Understanding Network Routing #shorts

BSides Frankfurt0:413.0K viewsPublished 2026-03Watch on YouTube ↗
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IP address geolocation is surprisingly inaccurate, often placing users in the city center of Frankfurt. Understanding routing and networking reveals why. #IPGeolocation #Networking #Cybersecurity #TechExplained
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Generally speaking, location based on IP address is very inaccurate. It just is. Many IP addresses here in Frankfurt, if you geoloccate, it puts you in the city center of Frankfurt. It's just, yeah, it's there. We have to understand why. Because we can get a lot more accurate if we understand how routing works and we understand how networking works. So I sent this email to my brother a number of years ago who works with us at Black Hills Information Security and he opened up the document and this is just using the straight Canary token website. I have the IP address, the user agent string, the token reminder says he opened