diff --git a/content/notes/in-defense-of-quic.md b/content/notes/in-defense-of-quic.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aa1856f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/in-defense-of-quic.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +--- +title: "In defense of QUIC" +date: 2022-10-24T21:58:32-07:00 +replyURI: "https://deadinsi.de/@cybertailor/109226380700850932" +replyTitle: "useless standard, couldn’t care less" +replyType: "SocialMediaPosting" +replyAuthor: "jan Anja" +replyAuthorURI: "https://sysrq.in/en/" +--- + +I face lossy connections, and QUIC noticeably improves latency: connections establish in just one or zero round-trips and loss doesn't cause as much re-transmission. Add forward error correction and QUIC makes lossy connections *much* less painful. This isn't just for "adtech websites streaming video": the biggest beneficiaries are networks like Matrix and XMPP. + +There are much bigger things to worry about regarding Google's control of standards: advertising identifiers, high-entropy client hints, etc. all rolling out *before* the Privacy Budget is what I'd rather focus on. I think there's a lot of misplaced negative attention on a transport protocol that gives tangible benefits to people with worse connections.