Summary:
- This article discusses how Cloudflare, a web infrastructure and website security company, measures network connections at a large scale to improve the performance and reliability of their services.
- Cloudflare uses a technique called "passive measurement" to collect data about network connections without directly interacting with the user's device or the websites they visit.
- This data helps Cloudflare identify and address issues in their network, such as slow loading times or connection problems, to provide a better experience for their customers and end-users.