> You are aware you are talking about the cost of a single HTTP GET? First, the conversation is about the possibility of multiple (not single) interactions, in

> You are aware you are talking about the cost of a single HTTP GET? First, the conversation is about the possibility of multiple (not single) interactions, including protocols other than HTTP such as DNS. Perhaps you're confusing a subset of what they currently do vs. coordinating the initiation of requests multiple times from a few places around the internet (per OP) supporting multiple protocols, aggregating and verifying the responses, etc. -- all within a reasonable timeframe at scale with Internet infrastructure level high availability (while protecting against malicious misuse)? I hope this is enough to explain that no, that's not what I was talking about. But thanks for taking the time to reply!