In the mid 2000s it was common that several large broadband isps would have folks on their DNS team selling DNS traffic data under the table to people engaging

In the mid 2000s it was common that several large broadband isps would have folks on their DNS team selling DNS traffic data under the table to people engaging in domain tasting and other things. It was only a matter of time until the isps realized they could wet their beak with the same info.