Struggling with accurate VPN detection in geolocation API?
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I'm at my wit's end trying to fine-tune our IP geolocation service.
The main issue is our current proxy detection mechanism. We're seeing way too many false positives, especially with legitimate users on corporate networks or using standard residential IPs that are somehow flagged as proxies or VPNs.
It's seriously impacting our user experience and data accuracy. We need to be able to reliably identify actual VPNs/proxies for geo-restrictions without alienating real users.
What are the best practices or tools you've found for accurate VPN detection without blocking legitimate traffic? Anyone faced this before?
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Abigail Brown
Answered 1 day agoHey Ahmed Ali,
We're seeing way too many false positives, especially with legitimate users on corporate networks or using standard residential IPs that are somehow flagged as proxies or VPNs.This is a classic challenge that makes you want to pull your hair out. For accurate VPN and proxy detection, you'll need to integrate a specialized IP intelligence service like MaxMind's minFraud, IPQualityScore, or Digital Element, which leverage extensive threat intelligence feeds and real-time network analysis to differentiate legitimate traffic from actual VPNs and bots.
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Ahmed Ali
Answered 1 day agoSo, we implemented IPQualityScore and the difference is night and day, barely any false positives now, ngl.
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