I honestly don't understand the point you're trying to make, OP. All I see is uninformed fear mongering about something I'm convinced you don't really understand in the first place.
HAHAHAAAAAAAAA you're good. I've been a software engineer for Cisco Systems for 6 years pal.
To break things down:
At first I was like "Hey that's great! AT&T edge routers can optimize Quality of Service and Quality of Experience by classifying actual end-user application metrics!" Then I was like "Hey, this information, which is inextricably tied to IP and MAC address, can be requisitioned at ANY TIME by the department of homeland security! That's NOT-A-SO-GOOD!!"
Edit: Also removed some sass, cause I don't want a fight
Uh, this isn't new at all. In fact, if the DHS or anyone with a warrant REALLY wanted to, they could just directly tap in and watch not only the number and types of packets, but actually sniff all your traffic. A "Cisco engineer" should be well aware of that.
AT&T is notorious for freely giving access to their network at the slightest request of any government agency. This isn't new and this isn't exciting, it's terrifying but here we are, and there's not a lot us citizens can do since no elected official has made a serious attempt to stop or limit the access.
Also you're using AT&T (or any other ISP's) network, of course they have basic logging of packets and applications on, if only for diagnosis.
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Uh, this isn't new at all. In fact, if the DHS or anyone with a warrant REALLY wanted to, they could just directly tap in and watch not only the number and types of packets, but actually sniff all your traffic. A "Cisco engineer" should be well aware of that.
AT&T is notorious for freely giving access to their network at the slightest request of any government agency. This isn't new and this isn't exciting, it's terrifying but here we are, and there's not a lot us citizens can do since no elected official has made a serious attempt to stop or limit the access.
Also you're using AT&T (or any other ISP's) network, of course they have basic logging of packets and applications on, if only for diagnosis.