Update to minimum accuracy_radius value
September 23, 2021This release note is more than two years old and may no longer reflect
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Effective October 4, 2021, the minimum accuracy radius value will be 5km across our city/postal-level geolocation products and services. Previously, the minimum accuracy radius value was 1km. This change applies to the following products and services:
- GeoIP City database
- GeoLite City database
- GeoIP Enterprise database
- GeoIP City Plus web service
- GeoIP Insights web service
- minFraud Insights and Factors web services
We are making this change in order to ensure it is clear that IP geolocation should not be used to identify a particular street address or household.