IPinfo IP Address Data for Privacy Detection

Overview

The IP Address Data for Privacy Detection dataset provides comprehensive intelligence on IP addresses associated with various privacy-masking technologies and services. This dataset enables researchers to identify IP ranges that belong to hosting providers, proxy services, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), The Onion Router (TOR) exit nodes, traffic relays, and other privacy services. [Source: Page 2, "Dataset description"]

The dataset is designed to detect various methods used to mask a user's true IP address, with particular utility for identifying IP ranges belonging to hosting providers, commonly data centers, which are indicative of bots, scrapers, or hosting servers. [Source: Page 2, "Dataset description"] IPinfo processes terabytes of data using proprietary techniques to deliver enriched IP data sets. [Source: Page 1, "Company Description"]

Data Description

The dataset is structured at the IP address range level, with one row per IP address range. [Source: Page 2, "Observation Level"] Each record includes the following boolean indicator fields:

HOSTING: Indicates a hosting IP address most of the time based on a data center. Indicative of bots, scrapers, or hosting services. [Source: Page 2, "Observation Level"]
PROXY: Indicates usage of a proxy IP address. [Source: Page 2, "Observation Level"]
TOR: Indicates IP address originated from the Onion router (TOR). [Source: Page 2, "Observation Level"]
VPN: Indicates Virtual Private Network (VPN) service IP address. [Source: Page 2, "Observation Level"]
RELAY: Indicates traffic relays, which are often provided by CDN companies such as Akamai, Fastly, Cloudflare etc. This service indicates the use of Apple's private relay. [Source: Page 2, "Observation Level"]
SERVICE: Name of the IP privacy service provider. [Source: Page 2, "Observation Level"]

Coverage

Not available in source documentation.

Methodology

IPinfo uses a proprietary evidence-based methodology that connects to services directly, analyzes handshakes, scans protocols, and verifies exit node behavior. [Source: Page 2, "Collection Methodology"] The data collection employs ProbeNet technology to provide precise and reliable detection. [Source: Page 2, "Collection Methodology"] Data is collected via continuous scans of connections around the world. [Source: Page 2, "Collection Methodology"]

Additional Notes

Additional documentation is available at: https://ipinfo.io/data/proxy-vpn-detection [Source: Page 2, "Documentation links"]