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This PR adds a description to tell users that the geo information is not removed even if the "Prevent storing IP Addresses" toggle is enable and also tells them which Advanced scrubbing rule should be used to properly get rid of geo information in case it's desired.
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docs/security-legal-pii/scrubbing/server-side-scrubbing/index.mdx

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```javascript
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credentials = {
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username: 'jane',
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cats: ['pancake', 'maple', 'hellboy']
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cats: ['pancake', 'maple', 'hellboy'],
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password: 'p4ssw0rd!',
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lastLogin: 'yesterday',
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In addition, we provide an [_Advanced Data Scrubbing_](/security-legal-pii/scrubbing//advanced-datascrubbing/) feature that allows more control over how filters are applied.
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## Geographic Information
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Geographic information is extracted from the user's IP address. This occurs even if the setting to stop storing IP addresses is turned on.
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To scrub geo data, it's necessary to add an [_Advanced Data Scrubbing_](/security-legal-pii/scrubbing//advanced-datascrubbing/) rule.
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For example, the rule `[Remove] [Anything] from [$user.geo.**]` will remove all geo information.
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## Removing Data
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If you’ve accidentally sent sensitive data to the server, you likely don't to want to leave it there. There are a few things to note in removal:

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