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On 03 Jun 2026, JJ <
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On Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:51:33 +0200, Anne Frank wrote:
Does An IP Address Show Your Location...
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From internet perspective, a mere IP address only expose the location
of the ISP. Never the actual location of the user.
That's syntactically ambiguous.
The ISP can be one of ISP's branches instead of always be the HQ, if
the ISP has branches. Which one is actually used, depends on the ISP
and their network condition.
Depends on the provider. Modern equipment "leaks" location more
frequently and accurately than traditional dumb old routers. Especially
if one uses things like Alexa and has location enabled on their phones connected to home Wi-Fi. Another source is AirTag reporting via
bluetooth and ultimately Wi-Fi.
The ISP's location is not necessarily the same as the user's location. Especially if the ISP is outside of user's city or even
prefecture/province.
Not so much anymore.
Consider this. Some ISP's are selling mobile services and using the
equipment they deploy to home consumers to provide Wi-Fi Calling / VOIP connectivity across the country. Some of those connection points have
location enabled for 911 purposes. The majority of customers have no
idea the ISP is running a publicly accessible access point on their
connection as the bandwidth use doesn't show up on their stats.
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