Re: Do ISP's collect and analyze traffic of users?

[Dave Phelps <tippenring () gmail com>]

I think it's safe to assume they are selling such data.

https://www.techdirt.com/2021/08/25/isps-give-netflow-data-to-third-parties-who-sell-it-without-user-awareness-consent/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy3z9a/fbi-bought-netflow-data-team-cymru-contract

On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 6:01 PM Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> wrote:

> And maybe try to monetize it? I'm pretty sure that they can be compelled
> to do that, but do they do it for their own reasons too? Or is this way
> too much overhead to be doing en mass? (I vaguely recall that netflow,
> for example, can make routers unhappy if there is too much "flow").
>
> Obviously this is likely to depend on local laws but since this is NANOG
> we can limit it to here.
>
> Mike