As more ISPs then ever admit to, or are suspected of speed throttling (the process by which customers are denied fast broadband speeds if their ISP deems them excessive users) it has been reported that Google is preparing a suite of network analysis tools for everyday broadband users.
It was reported on The Register that Richard Whitt, Google's senior policy document announced plans for the suite during a panel discussion at Santa Clara University: "We're trying to develop tools, software tools...that allow people to detect what's happening with their broadband connections, so they can let [ISPs] know that they're not happy with what they're getting - that they think certain services are being tampered with."
Although information on the operation of the suite wasn't revealed at the discussion it was indicated that Google has been working on this project for some time.
"If the broadband providers aren't going to tell you exactly what's happening on their networks," Whitt told The Register, "we want to give users the power to find out for themselves."
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The Register