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Exciting new OONI Probe Android 3.0.0 release
by Maria Xynou 28 May '21

28 May '21

Hello friends, The OONI team is excited to share that we have released *OONI Probe Android 3.0.0*! Update now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.openobservatory.ooniprobe This exciting release includes several important new features: 1. *Automated regular testing* -> By enabling automated testing in the settings, OONI Probe Android will test websites automatically every hour! 2. *New Experimental card* -> You can now run our *new STUN reachability test*. 3. *Backend proxy support* -> You can enable Psiphon or use a custom proxy through the new OONI backend proxy settings. Further information is provided below. *# Automated testing* Instead of having to remember to manually run OONI Probe, you can now have OONI Probe test websites automatically every hour! All you have to do is *enable the "Run tests automatically" option* in the new "Automated testing" setting of the OONI Probe Android app. Through these settings, you can choose whether you'd prefer to have OONI Probe only run tests while you're connected to WiFi and your phone is charging (to avoid consuming your data and battery). By enabling "automated testing", the OONI Probe Android app will test websites ( https://ooni.org/support/faq/#which-websites-will-i-test-for-censorship-wit…) automatically (in the background) every hour, without requiring you to do anything. :) We started off with only automated website testing, but we plan to add support for automatically running other tests as well in future releases (similarly to automated testing on OONI Probe Desktop: https://ooni.org/support/ooni-probe-desktop#automated-ooni-probe-testing) To avoid over-cluttering the "Test Results" section of your app with too many test results (from automated runs), they are only made available on the OONI API (https://api.ooni.io/) and OONI Explorer ( https://explorer.ooni.org/) where they are openly published in near real-time. We *strongly recommend enabling automated testing*, as this will help ensure regular testing (which is crucial for detecting censorship events). In doing so, you will contribute open data and help the internet freedom community monitor and respond to censorship events around the world. *# New Experimental card* As censorship becomes more sophisticated, we need to ship new censorship detection tests faster. To this end, we added a *new Experimental card* in the OONI Probe Android app, where we plan to release our latest experiments. This card is meant to provide us agility in adding and removing new experiments on an ongoing basis (particularly in response to emergent censorship events). With OONI Probe Android 3.0.0, you can run our *new STUN reachability test* : https://github.com/ooni/spec/blob/master/nettests/ts-025-stun-reachability.… Many more new tests are upcoming! *# Backend proxy support* Are you unable to use OONI Probe (for example, in Iran)? OONI Probe Android 3.0.0 includes *new backend proxy settings* where you can: * Enable Psiphon * Use a custom proxy This will help with circumventing any accidental or deliberate OONI Probe blocking. We published a blog post where we describe what we did to make OONI Probe Android more resilient: https://ooni.org/post/making-ooni-probe-android-more-resilient/ *# Overall* We consider OONI Probe Android 3.0.0 an important release because: * You can contribute regular measurements automatically, helping the internet freedom community research and fight internet censorship worldwide; * You can run more advanced tests through the new Experimental card, which is an important milestone for future rapid response efforts; * Community members in countries like Iran can continue to use OONI Probe Android and contribute measurements (with the new backend proxy settings). Please help spread the word: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1397901993600065540 Thank you, OONI team.

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NEW Signal app test released in OONI Probe apps
by Maria Xynou 13 Apr '21

13 Apr '21

Hello, We're super excited to share that the latest OONI Probe version features a brand new test for the Signal Private Messenger app! You can now test the Signal app on your network and check if it's blocked! Learn all about our new Signal test here: https://ooni.org/nettest/signal To run the new Signal test, update to: * OONI Probe Mobile 2.11.0: https://ooni.org/install/mobile * OONI Probe Desktop 3.4.0: https://ooni.org/install/desktop All Signal test results from around the world are openly published in near real-time: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?since=2021-03-15&test_name=signal Please help spread the word: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1381929553795354630 Thanks, Maria (on behalf of the OONI team). -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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Google Summer of Code with OONI
by Maria Xynou 29 Mar '21

29 Mar '21

Hello, Would you like to do a Google Summer of Code (GSoC) with the OONI team? :) Applications start today! This year, we have 5 OONI GSoC projects (https://community.torproject.org/gsoc/) that you can apply to: 1) OONI: Implement Roaming Test Helpers => https://community.torproject.org/gsoc/ooni-roaming-test/ 2) OONI: Integration And Unit Testing Of OONI Probe Desktop Apps => https://community.torproject.org/gsoc/ooni-probe-testing/ 3) OONI Probe Network Experiments => https://community.torproject.org/gsoc/ooni-probe-experiments/ 4) OONI: Measure The Accuracy Of OONI GeoIP Lookup => https://community.torproject.org/gsoc/ooni-geoip-accuracy/ 5) OONI: Improve OONI Explorer Code Quality => https://community.torproject.org/gsoc/ooni-explorer-code-quality/ If you have your own OONI project idea, we invite you to contact us via email (contact(a)openobservatory.org) or Slack (https://slack.ooni.org/) If accepted, you will work on your GSoC project (paid by Google) during the summer of 2021 (between 7th June 2021 to 16th August 2021) with mentorship from the OONI team. Learn all about GSoC here: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com Apply by 13th April 2021: https://hub.osc.dial.community/t/gsoc-2021-dial-open-source-center/2134 Please help spread the word: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1376495799752867845 Thanks, ~ OONI team. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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Automated testing now supported on OONI Probe Desktop!
by Maria Xynou 22 Mar '21

22 Mar '21

Hi friends, The OONI team is super excited to share that the OONI Probe Desktop App now supports automated testing! Please update to OONI Probe Desktop 3.3.0 on Windows and macOS: https://ooni.org/install/desktop Instead of having to remember to manually run tests, you can now enable "automated testing" in the settings of your OONI Probe desktop app (version 3.3.0) and OONI Probe will run tests automatically for you! If you enable "automated testing", OONI Probe will automatically run tests every hour in the background, and the test results will automatically get published on OONI Explorer: https://explorer.ooni.org/ That way, you can regularly contribute censorship measurements (without having to do anything), enabling the internet freedom community to monitor and detect censorship events in your country. Please help spread the word: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1374019400194523138 Thanks, ~ OONI team. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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[Important] Running old ooniprobe? Please switch over to OONI Probe CLI
by Maria Xynou 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

Hi friends, Are you running the old python version of ooniprobe (https://github.com/ooni/probe-legacy)? If so, please switch over to the new OONI Probe Command Line Interface (CLI): https://ooni.org/install/cli Similarly to legacy ooniprobe, the new OONI Probe CLI is: * Supported on Linux and macOS: https://ooni.org/install/cli * Configured to run all OONI Probe tests automatically every day As legacy ooniprobe is being discontinued, if you continue running it: * You will no longer contribute measurements * You will not receive important updates (such as new OONI Probe tests) We therefore kindly ask you to please switch over to the new OONI Probe CLI: https://ooni.org/install/cli OONI Probe CLI not only supports automated daily testing, but it is also what we are currently maintaining and improving upon, and will include all new OONI Probe tests. If you know others who are running the legacy version of ooniprobe, we'd appreciate it if you could share the above information with them. Please help spread the word: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1364171996079271938 Thanks a million! ~ OONI team. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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[New] OONI Probe Command Line Interface (CLI) for Linux & macOS
by Maria Xynou 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

Hello, We are excited to share that we have released a new OONI Probe Command Line Interface (CLI)! You can install OONI Probe on the command line on: * Debian/Ubuntu: https://ooni.org/install/cli/ubuntu-debian * macOS: https://ooni.org/install/cli/macos Upon installation, OONI Probe will run all tests *automatically* every day! This is very exciting because you can easily contribute lots of measurements every day without having to remember to run OONI Probe. :) Given that all OONI Probe measurements are openly published in near real-time (https://ooni.org/data/) you will help the internet freedom community better investigate internet censorship. IMPORTANT: Are you running the python legacy version of ooniprobe (https://github.com/ooni/probe-legacy) on Linux or macOS? This is the old version of ooniprobe that has been around since ~ 2012. If you're still running it (and we know that many of you are!): * First of all: We love you for being such a long-term Oonitarian and contributing so many measurements over the years! <3 * Second (and importantly): Please SWITCH OVER to the new OONI Probe CLI: https://ooni.org/install/cli We are in the process of discontinuing the legacy ooniprobe version. Similarly to the legacy version, you'll be able to have all tests run automatically in the background every day with the new OONI Probe CLI, and it will also receive important future updates (such as new tests, code improvements, etc.). If you know others who are running the legacy version of ooniprobe, we'd appreciate it if you could please share the above information with them! Happy to address any questions. Thanks a million! ~ OONI team. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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Beta testing of new OONI Explorer
by Maria Xynou 17 May '19

17 May '19

Hello, The OONI team will launch a sparkling, brand new OONI Explorer in June 2019! Thanks to great feedback provided by the community, the OONI team has been working on revamping OONI Explorer entirely. To further improve upon OONI Explorer before the stable release (public launch), we invite you to test the OONI Explorer beta and to report any bugs/issues. # Beta of OONI Explorer Access the beta of the revamped OONI Explorer here: https://explorer-beta.ooni.io/ # Reporting issues Once you have played around with the OONI Explorer beta, we encourage you to report any issues you encounter. You can file tickets on the following GitHub repository: https://github.com/ooni/explorer/issues Please check if the problem you are encountering has already been reported. If you’re not a GitHub user, you can share your feedback with us by: * Writing an email to bugs(a)openobservatory.org or * Clicking on the icon on the bottom right corner in the OONI Explorer beta (https://explorer-beta.ooni.io/) and submitting your feedback via the pop-up form Your feedback and bug reporting is hugely appreciated, as it will help us launch a better OONI Explorer for the community! Thanks a million, and happy testing! ~ The OONI team. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.torproject.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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OONI's hiring!
by Maria Xynou 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

Hello folks, OONI's hiring! Detailed information here: https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-backenddeveloper.html.en We're looking for a Backend Engineer to join the OONI team to work on: * our data processing pipeline (& other backend components) * the improvement of our data analysis heuristics * the improvement of our network measurement methodologies This is a full-time 12-month contract position, starting ASAP (no later than mid-May 2019). The contract may be extended, depending on performance and available funds. Extensive experience in python or golang is required. Previous experience working with data processing pipelines & familiarity with the network measurement field is preferred. As OONI doesn't have an office, this is a remote position. Most OONI team members are based out of Europe. Do you know someone right for this position? We'd appreciate it if you could please share this job opening with your networks! Warm thanks, ~ OONI team. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.torproject.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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Public beta testing of OONI Probe mobile apps
by Maria Xynou 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

Hello, Thanks to great feedback provided by the community, the OONI team has been working on revamping and improving upon the OONI Probe mobile apps. Today, we are excited to announce that we have released the public beta! To further improve upon the apps before the stable release, we invite you to become beta testers and to report any bugs/issues. # Becoming a beta tester On Android: * Sign up to the beta: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.openobservatory.ooniprobe * Update your OONI Probe mobile app (to get the public beta) from Google Play On iOS: * Tap on this link from your device and follow the instructions: https://testflight.apple.com/join/rh3Ig7fE # Reporting issues Once you have installed and played around with the public beta of the OONI Probe mobile apps, we encourage you to report any issues you encounter. You can file tickets on the following GitHub repositories: * OONI Probe (all platforms): https://github.com/ooni/probe/issues * OONI Probe for Android: https://github.com/ooni/probe-android/issues * OONI Probe for iOS: https://github.com/ooni/probe-ios/issues Please check if the problem you are encountering has already been reported. If you’re not a GitHub user, you can share your feedback with us by writing an email to contact(a)openobservatory.org. Your feedback and bug reporting is hugely appreciated, as it will help us launch better apps! Thanks a million, and happy testing! -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.torproject.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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P2P VPS
by Chris Troutner 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

Hello OONI devs, I've been working the last few months on an open source project called P2P VPS: http://p2pvps.org P2P VPS is an acronym for peer-to-peer virtual private servers. It provides a simple web app to coordinate networking to allow any computing device to serve webpages to the general internet. In it's own right, it's censorship fighting software by allowing people to rapidly deploy networks of web servers. I'm wondering if there is some synergy between OONI and P2P VPS? -Chris Troutner

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