 tcp1Premium
join:2000-04-17
Herndon, VA
 ·Verizon FiOS
1 edit | reply to CrazyFingers
Re: Utterly ridiculous I highly doubt it's this simplistic.
Look at it similar to GPS triangulation. GPS triangulation is done via latency measurement.
If you have 3 routers that you know the location of, you may be able to assume, (of course taking certain constant assumptions) that if a person is getting X latency from router 1, Y from router 2, and Z from router 3.. that he may be closer (logically, of course - on a network topography) to the router with the shortest latency.
I don't believe this is an application where they can pinpoint your address. I believe it is being used to find out IF a connection is being rerouted, and roughly how much "wire" is really between you and the user.
Keep in mind that the government already knows where most major ISP routers are. It's the last few miles they're concerned about, and my guess is that this is where it comes into play. |
