alelib
February 9, 2020, 10:53am
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Hi, on the IPFS interface in the section Peers I’ve seen the list of all the connected peers and the location is also indicated. Anyone know how it is taken?
This is done by running the IP address against a geo data database.
It’s not that accurate, but should at least give some insight where your connections are going, location wise.
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jsdaman
February 9, 2020, 12:51pm
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ip address normally is the go to answer. that geo lactates the user unless more precautions are taken with further security measures.
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