[tor-bugs] #10767 [Tor]: Override geoip relay location with declared location

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#10767: Override geoip relay location with declared location
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                     |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.???
Component:  Tor                        |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-client needs-proposal  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by teor):

 This is like #18005, but from the relay side rather than the client side.

 The reality is that GeoIP is unrealiable: it is often based on the
 location of the company that controls the IP address, rather than actual
 geographical location of the server. And as IPv4 addresses become scarce,
 this will only get worse.

 Also, there's no way for Tor to know whether the user wants geographical,
 legal, administrative, or some other boundary when they specify a country.
 Our current GeoIP files are a mix of all this.

 I just can't see us fixing this with our current GeoIP data.

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