Why is the process named geod in my iOS simulator trying to access irs.gov?

I'm developing an app that has absolutely nothing to do with anything other than specific external audio-related hardware. While running my app in the iOS simulator, I got a message from my LittleSnitch (that's a firewall) that the process `geod (iOS)` is trying to access `irs.gov`. As if that wasn't enough, the next attempt was to `azadiradio.org`. I blocked both but I'm wondering: what is going on within my iOS simulator? Why would it contact the US tax authority? Does the real iOS do the same?

This is just a side effect of cloud computing. Everybody uses Amazon AWS. Little Snitch just can't represent the reverse DNS correctly.

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