2. Sending user data (IP address, location) to authoritative nameservers is out of vogue.
There are efforts to send privacy-friendly geo info to authoritative nameservers. But they aren't getting much traction. Which means location based DNS is getting less useful by the day (because it's not working for as many people).
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Probably, but there are competing priorities:
1. Location based DNS is incredibly useful
2. Sending user data (IP address, location) to authoritative nameservers is out of vogue.
There are efforts to send privacy-friendly geo info to authoritative nameservers. But they aren't getting much traction. Which means location based DNS is getting less useful by the day (because it's not working for as many people).