It is an optional attribute and as far as I know it is going to stay that way.
-Cynthia On Mon, 22 Aug 2022, 10:13 Horváth Ágoston János via db-wg, <db-wg@ripe.net> wrote: > I, for one, with my regular internet user hat on, am strongly against any > form of geolocation and consider it an invasion of my privacy. > I don't want any random guy on the internet to simply pinpoint the town > I'm living in. > > Is there an opt-out from this? Users will demand that there is for sure. > > Just my $0.02 > > Agoston > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 7:24 PM Carlos Friaças via db-wg <db-wg@ripe.net> > wrote: > >> >> >> Hi, >> >> A small comment inline: >> >> >> On Thu, 4 Aug 2022, denis walker via db-wg wrote: >> >> (...) >> > So in what ways is "geofeed:" going to make it easy for network >> > operators to coordinate some activity? One of the ways network >> > operators have talked about how they want/need to use "geofeed:" data >> > is to provide content based on location of an IP address. >> >> Yes. Although *some* geolocation providers INSIST that their location >> assessment is better than the owner's network. They do this by ignoring >> messages or form data sent by owners. >> >> Keeping the attribute in the RIPE database may show ANYONE what is the >> location the owner says it is the correct location. And hopefully that >> should be the mandatory source for this information. >> >> >> > If a content providing network operator wishes to offer this content >> > to anyone in a specific location, that can be seen as a coordination >> > activity. The content provider can coordinate with other network >> > operators to establish that their customers are within this location >> > so they can access this content. If this interpretation is accepted by >> > the community then the context has changed. The legal team can now >> > reassess their advice in the context that the use of the "geofeed:" >> > data is now covered by the existing database purposes. >> >> Yes, please :-) >> >> Cheers, >> Carlos >> >> >> >> -- >> >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change >> your subscription options, please visit: >> https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/db-wg >> > -- > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change > your subscription options, please visit: > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/db-wg >
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