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I once was half way through a road trip when google maps routed me off the highway, through a walmart parking lot, and onto another highway. I assumed it was a
by __MatrixMan__ 9mo ago
I once was half way through a road trip when google maps routed me off the highway, through a walmart parking lot, and onto another highway.
I assumed it was a badly performing algorithm. But if it had instead routed me through a McDonalds drive through, I'd have assumed it was foul play.
I think the article makes a decent case that this was the former and not the latter, though it would be interesting to see route leaks visualized on a map over time. Too many odd coincidences could sway me the other way.
- esseph 9mo agoThe only reason BGP route leaks aren't more common is the filtering of other ISPs. It's pretty easy to make a mistake you don't intend to.
- patmorgan23 9mo agoTruth. There's been a lot of work over the past 10-15 years to strap on best practices and validation to make these kinds of incidents less common or impossible. The article even talks about several upcoming changes/standards at the end.