The Shady World of IP Leasing
Summary
The Shady World of IP Leasing analyzes how IPv4 scarcity fuels a sub-leasing economy where address blocks can be bought, traded, and geolocated at will. It explains how IP leasing bypasses RIR controls, enables anonymous or residential IP space, and can complicate spam filters, geolocation trust, and abuse tracing. The piece catalogs providers and highlights concerns around geolocation manipulation, WHOIS redirection, and the sale of proxy services on the same platform.