[tor-bugs] #14679 [Tor]: geoip seems to have problem with unmapped regions

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#14679: geoip seems to have problem with unmapped regions
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     Reporter:  starlight  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal     |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.6.x-final
    Component:  Tor        |    Version:
   Resolution:             |   Keywords:  geoip
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Comment (by karsten):

 starlight, before you go write code, please note that changing tor's IP-
 to-country database is not something we should do without doing some
 research first.  Maybe take a look at
 [https://research.torproject.org/techreports/geoipdbcomp-2009-10-23.pdf
 this report] where I compared databases a few years ago.  It may be that
 the situation has changed and MaxMind doesn't have the best database for
 our purposes anymore.  I'd want to see some kind of proof for such a
 statement before switching, though.

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