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title: "Why isn't traditional IP geolocation enough to enforce geographic restrictions?"
type: "faq"
url: "https://docs.spur.us/knowledgebase/faqs/why-isnt-traditional-ip-geolocation-enough-to-enforce-geographic-restrictions"
category: "Fraud & Abuse Prevention"
product: "general"
publishedAt: "2026-08-07T18:35:00.000Z"
updatedAt: "2026-08-12T19:30:30Z"
---

# Why isn't traditional IP geolocation enough to enforce geographic restrictions?

Traditional geolocation only identifies where an IP address appears to be located. It does not reveal whether traffic is being routed through a VPN, residential proxy, mobile proxy, or other anonymization service. As a result, users can appear to originate from approved locations while actually operating elsewhere.