IP Geolocation in the IPv6 World
We get a lot of questions here at MaxMind about IPv6, and it’s not hard to imagine why. Accuracy is top of mind for every user of IP geolocation and this topic introduces questions about how effective …
Significant Changes to Accessing and Using GeoLite2 Databases
Reasons For Changes
MaxMind has always been committed to an individual’s right to privacy on the internet. We welcome the burgeoning privacy regulations, such as GDPR and CCPA, for the benefit …
Important Updates about TLS v1.0/v1.1, Unencrypted HTTP Requests, and the Legacy minFraud SOAP API
October 16, 2019: We retired support for TLS v1.0/v1.1 and unencrypted HTTP requests to minFraud services on October 16, 2019, as part of our commitment to securing and protecting your data. Please …
MaxMind and Dosh to Speak About Preventing Referral Program Abuse at MRC Vegas 2019
MaxMind and Dosh will be presenting at the Merchant Risk Council’s annual fraud prevention conference, MRC Vegas, on Tuesday, March 19, from 4:15pm – 5pm. Read on below for the details and what you’ll …
Types of Anonymous IPs and How They Affect Your Business
Anonymous IP addresses (sometimes incorrectly generalized as “proxies”) serve to hide a web user’s true IP address and obfuscate their geolocation. There are legitimate reasons, usually related to …
We Are Listening: Latitude and Longitude Will Remain in the GeoLite2 Databases
Earlier this year, we announced our plans to discontinue the GeoLite Legacy databases. As part of sharing that decision with you, we mentioned that we would be removing latitude and longitude …