Working on improving the data pipeline for https://iplocate.io - an IP intelligence service I've worked on since 2017. A couple of recent focuses:
1. VPN and proxy detection. We already track dozens of providers, but we can do better here. There's also a bunch of metadata we collect as part of this process which we don't currently surface, so I'm looking at what else we can bring to our databases and free API.
2. Better detail and evidence on how we build and test our own geolocation database, which we create from scratch. There's been a recent trend of misinformation about geo accuracy, including from some other providers, so I want to better explain the accuracy (and inaccuracy) of various techniques, our policy for when we prefer certain data, and so on.
(Open to partnerships for any folks looking for a new provider!)
1. VPN and proxy detection. We already track dozens of providers, but we can do better here. There's also a bunch of metadata we collect as part of this process which we don't currently surface, so I'm looking at what else we can bring to our databases and free API.
2. Better detail and evidence on how we build and test our own geolocation database, which we create from scratch. There's been a recent trend of misinformation about geo accuracy, including from some other providers, so I want to better explain the accuracy (and inaccuracy) of various techniques, our policy for when we prefer certain data, and so on.
(Open to partnerships for any folks looking for a new provider!)