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'''MaxMind''' is a [[Massachusetts]]-based digital mapping company that provides location data for [[IP address]]es in the [[United States]].<ref name="Hill">{{cite news|last1=Hill|first1=Kashmir|title=How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell|url=http://fusion.net/story/287592/internet-mapping-glitch-kansas-farm/|accessdate=11 April 2016|work=[[Fusion (TV channel)|Fusion]]|date=10 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="Weinberger">{{cite news|last1=Weinberger|first1=Matt|title=This company made a decision in 2002 that's making life miserable for an 82-year-old woman and her Kansas farm|url=http://www.businessinsider.in/This-company-made-a-decision-in-2002-thats-making-life-miserable-for-an-82-year-old-woman-and-her-Kansas-farm/articleshow/51771353.cms|accessdate=11 April 2016|work=[[Business Insider]] India|date=10 April 2016}}</ref>
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'''MaxMind, Inc.''' is a [[Massachusetts]]-based data company that provides [[Internet geolocation|location data for IP addresses]] and other data for IP addresses, and fraud detection data.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IP Geolocation and Online Fraud Prevention {{!}} MaxMind |url=https://www.maxmind.com/en/home |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=www.maxmind.com}}</ref>

== History ==
MaxMind was founded in 2002 by Thomas "TJ" Mather and is based in Malden, Massachusetts, United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title={{!}} MaxMind |url=https://www.maxmind.com/en/company |access-date=2019-02-15 |website=www.maxmind.com}}</ref> The company sells IP geolocation and other IP address related data under the GeoIP brand. In 2004, MaxMind began offering the minFraud service, a transactional risk analysis service.

=== Kansas glitch ===
In an unusual technical glitch, a farmstead about {{convert|4|miles}} northeast of [[Potwin, Kansas]], became the default site of 600 million [[IP address]]es when the digital mapping company changed the putative [[geographic center of the contiguous United States]] from {{coord|39|50|N|98|35|W|region:US-KS_type:landmark|name=1918 center of the Contiguous US}} to {{coord|38|N|97|W|region:US-KS_type:landmark|name=MaxMind "Center" of the Contiguous United States}}.<ref name=AT/><ref name="Potwin, Kansas">{{cite web |author=Hill, Kashmir |date=10 April 2016 |title=How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell |url=https://splinternews.com/how-an-internet-mapping-glitch-turned-a-random-kansas-f-1793856052 |accessdate=2016-04-10 |publisher=[[Splinter News]]}}</ref><ref name="Weinberger">{{cite news |last1=Weinberger |first1=Matt |date=10 April 2016 |title=This company made a decision in 2002 that's making life miserable for an 82-year-old woman and her Kansas farm |work=[[Business Insider]] India |url=http://www.businessinsider.in/This-company-made-a-decision-in-2002-thats-making-life-miserable-for-an-82-year-old-woman-and-her-Kansas-farm/articleshow/51771353.cms |accessdate=11 April 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article94447622.html Kansas couple sues over internet glitch targeting their home; The Wichita Eagle; August 8, 2016.]</ref> The IP addresses were frequently used by suspected criminals and other nefarious actors, which would subsequently be mapped to the Kansas farm from MaxMind's data. Law enforcement and other individuals frequently contacted or visited the property owners in connection with acts linked to the IP addresses. The owners of the property at those coordinates filed a lawsuit against MaxMind. MaxMind moved the geographic location of the default IP address to the middle of a [[Cheney Reservoir#Information technology|Kansas lake]] and settled the case via [[alternative dispute resolution]] in September 2017.<ref name=AT>{{Cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/kansas-couple-sues-ip-mapping-firm-for-turning-their-life-into-a-digital-hell/ |title=Kansas couple sues IP mapping firm for turning their life into a "digital hell": Company fixed the error, but it may be years before the issue is resolved. |date=2016-08-10 |access-date=2016-08-10 |website= Ars Technica |publisher= |last=Farivar |first=Cyrus}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Pacer |plaintiff= Arnold et al |defendant= MaxMind, Inc.|title= ADR Report|date=5 August 2015 |case-division= Wichita |case-year=16 |case-type=cv |case-sequence=01309 |case-state=ks |case-district=d |doc-number=78 |att-number= |pacer-number=113009 |access-date=4 May 2018 |use-pacer=yes |use-recap= |case-title= |recap-number= |ref= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37048521|title=US couple sues IP mapping firm over 'digital hell' |date=August 11, 2016 |website= BBC}}</ref>


In an unusual technical glitch, a farmstead about 4 miles northeast of Potwin became the default site of 600 million [[IP address]]es (due to their lack of fine granularity) when the digital mapping company changed the putative [[geographic center of the contiguous United States]] from 39.8333333,-98.585522 to 38.0000,-97.0000<ref name="Potwin, Kansas">{{cite web | url=http://fusion.net/story/287592/internet-mapping-glitch-kansas-farm/ | title=How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell | publisher=Fusion | date=2016-04-10 | accessdate=2016-04-10 | author=Hill, Kashmir}}</ref><ref>[http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article94447622.html Kansas couple sues over internet glitch targeting their home; The Wichita Eagle; August 8, 2016.]</ref> leading to law enforcement agents and others visiting the farmstead at all hours of the day and night. A lawsuit against the company by the residents of the farmstead ensued.
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 9 October 2024

MaxMind, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryInternet geolocation, risk management
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
FounderThomas Mather
Headquarters
Malden
,
Massachusetts, U.S.
Websitewww.maxmind.com

MaxMind, Inc. is a Massachusetts-based data company that provides location data for IP addresses and other data for IP addresses, and fraud detection data.[1]

History

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MaxMind was founded in 2002 by Thomas "TJ" Mather and is based in Malden, Massachusetts, United States.[2] The company sells IP geolocation and other IP address related data under the GeoIP brand. In 2004, MaxMind began offering the minFraud service, a transactional risk analysis service.

Kansas glitch

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In an unusual technical glitch, a farmstead about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Potwin, Kansas, became the default site of 600 million IP addresses when the digital mapping company changed the putative geographic center of the contiguous United States from 39°50′N 98°35′W / 39.833°N 98.583°W / 39.833; -98.583 (1918 center of the Contiguous US) to 38°N 97°W / 38°N 97°W / 38; -97 (MaxMind "Center" of the Contiguous United States).[3][4][5][6] The IP addresses were frequently used by suspected criminals and other nefarious actors, which would subsequently be mapped to the Kansas farm from MaxMind's data. Law enforcement and other individuals frequently contacted or visited the property owners in connection with acts linked to the IP addresses. The owners of the property at those coordinates filed a lawsuit against MaxMind. MaxMind moved the geographic location of the default IP address to the middle of a Kansas lake and settled the case via alternative dispute resolution in September 2017.[3][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "IP Geolocation and Online Fraud Prevention | MaxMind". www.maxmind.com. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  2. ^ "| MaxMind". www.maxmind.com. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  3. ^ a b Farivar, Cyrus (2016-08-10). "Kansas couple sues IP mapping firm for turning their life into a "digital hell": Company fixed the error, but it may be years before the issue is resolved". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  4. ^ Hill, Kashmir (10 April 2016). "How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell". Splinter News. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  5. ^ Weinberger, Matt (10 April 2016). "This company made a decision in 2002 that's making life miserable for an 82-year-old woman and her Kansas farm". Business Insider India. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. ^ Kansas couple sues over internet glitch targeting their home; The Wichita Eagle; August 8, 2016.
  7. ^ ADR Report (Court Filing), D.K.S., 5 August 2015{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (PACER current docket viewPaid subscription required)
  8. ^ "US couple sues IP mapping firm over 'digital hell'". BBC. August 11, 2016.
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