At 11:04 AM 4/26/01 -0700, Chris Herringshaw wrote:
>David, this is a great post, and as a technology person
>designing and building these solutions, I do share your
>concerns. Being in the position we are in, though, I need
>to be careful in airing my opinion on the matter publically.
>However, I would disagree with one particular assumption
>you make in your assessment, regarding geolocation
>abilities with respect to proxied users.
>
>Far from an impossibility, it *is* possible to map the
>location of most AOL users, and to a lesser extent,
>proxied corporate users. The issues surrounding the
>broad implementation of such solutions are not really the
>technical aspects, but rather strategic and even legal.
>Statements made by IPMapper in their FAQ and other sources,
>that the problem is impossible to solve, are just incorrect.
>
>[SNIP]
Chris: Interesting stuff. I'd like to hear more about this, if you
can -- in what way(s) is it incorrect to assert that geolocation is not
possible?
David
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