Privacy Enhancements and Assessments Research Group (pearg) Internet Drafts


      
 Guidelines for Performing Safe Measurement on the Internet
 
 draft-irtf-pearg-safe-internet-measurement-09.txt
 Date: 12/01/2024
 Authors: Iain Learmonth, Gurshabad Grover, Mallory Knodel
 Working Group: Privacy Enhancements and Assessments Research Group (pearg)
Internet measurement is important to researchers from industry, academia and civil society. While measurement of the internet can give insight into the functioning and usage of the internet, it can present risks to user privacy and safety. This document describes briefly those risks and proposes guidelines for ensuring that internet measurements can be carried out safely, with examples.