> Network operators have a better view of the network than sources, and will know how to route packets more efficiently. the value proposition here targets ope

> Network operators have a better view of the network than sources, and will know how to route packets more efficiently. the value proposition here targets operators not end-users. if you look at it from an operator pov there are many advantages: 1) geo-fencing service for enterprise customers (think public sector, or ICS, which may have a strong need to guarantee a packet never leaves a jurisdiction) 2) "transparency" in the data plane while isolating the control plane. I'm not convinced about this being better for security. let me rephrase, I doubt that it will eliminate/mitigate more security issues than it will create on its own. apart from the superior-security sales angle it will further lead to a "balkanization of the Internet". This technology is extremely political and so there is little surprise it has momentum now when the focus is on isolating ourselves. See 1 Above - this value proposition isn't just great for off-shore banks, but also for countries who want less exposure to traffic from other countries (for whatever reason! think copyright laws, political sanctions, incompatible "human rights", or content-control e.g. social / free-speech / whatever values our own overlords might disagree with). SCION allows fine grained control over what to impose on who and helps with censorship since not everyone will be affected, it allows micro sanctions on anyone they disagree with and it will be harder for them to say it's happening because only they experience it. Think of it as a great-firewall-lite without all the political stigma and dressed up in the language of "security".