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GEOMYSTIFICATION [1 record]

Record 1 2017-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telecommunications
  • Physical Geography
DEF

The practice of using a third-party service to relay Internet traffic on your behalf to circumvent geolocation limits.

OBS

The request arrives at its destination (a media site, for example) with an IP address that is not the same as the original one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Télécommunications
  • Géographie physique
DEF

Pratique qui consiste à utiliser un service en tiers pour transmettre le trafic Internet à votre place afin d'échapper à la géolocalisation.

OBS

La demande arrive à destination (par exemple, un site de média) avec une adresse IP différente de l'adresse IP initiale.

Spanish

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