Motivation
With the cookie-based IP Masking implementation, multiple IP addresses may be connected to the same (temporary) account. The username will remain the same as long as the user retains the browser cookie. However we will still be keeping track of all the IP addresses they are using in the backend and exposing information about them in tools such as IP Info.
We want to understand how often users switch around their IP addresses (both the average and worst-case) in:
- 30 days
- 90 days
We also want to know how this information varies across different wikis.
This information will help us with making design decisions as we evaluate tools like IP Info will need to change.
If possible, as a bonus, we would also like to understand how much IP Information variation exists for the geolocation, connection methods, connection owners and proxy information for these IPs. This information is accessible by using the MaxMind databases.
Done
- Number of IPs per each user in 1 month
- Number of IPs per each user in 2 months. (We only have IP info for the latest 2 months, therefore we provided insights on 60 days instead of the requested 90 days)
- Select some wikis to see how the pattern varies across different wikis.