Technical discussion of using Cloudflare's BGP monitoring tools, route leak detection, and publicly available BGP datasets for analysis
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Cloudflare Radar data serves as a powerful lens for technical analysis, revealing the growing prevalence of HTTPS query types used for Encrypted Client Hello and tracking RPKI status for specific service providers. While some users note that high-level dashboard visualizations can occasionally mask individual attacks over long durations, the depth of the available datasets remains impressive. Beyond mere network monitoring, there is significant interest in the potential for this telemetry to act as a predictive indicator for geopolitical shifts or regional instability. This transformation of internet traffic data into a tool for social forecasting highlights the broader utility of Cloudflare’s publicly available monitoring tools.
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