January 2020 - ooni-talk - lists.torproject.org

Wrong country detected - how to correct?
by Matt Bruce 31 May '20

31 May '20

Hi all, I'm running ooniprobe on a Raspberry Pi with Pi-Hole and CloudFlare as the upstream DNS, and it seems to be working fine with the exception that it appears to be detecting the wrong country. It's showing "Country: BE". I initially thought it was showing the wrong ASN, too, but lookups using multiple tools confirm it's the correct one. I assume "BE" means Belgium, but those 2 letters are also the first two of the county in which I live in the UK. Is it possible that ooniprobe is pulling in the state/province/county data as Country rather than the actual country by mistake? (Just guessing). It's uploading the measurements with this same BE Country information, and I'm concerned that it's polluting OONI data. I've read the documentation, searched online, etc, but I can't find how to stop the bad detection or to override those values in the ooniprobe.conf file. Assuming I shouldn't just ignore this, can anyone steer me in the right direction, please? Thanks, Matt

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OONI measurements published in near real-time!
by Maria Xynou 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

Hi friends, The OONI team has exciting news... OONI measurements are published in near real-time! What this means in practice is that as soon as anyone runs OONI Probe anywhere around the world, their test results are openly published within minutes! You can therefore use OONI Explorer to find measurements from across the globe, and track censorship events in near real-time: https://explorer.ooni.org/ Hope you find this useful to your work! Cheers, Maria. -- 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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OONI Community Meeting: Tuesday, 28th January 2020
by Maria Xynou 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

Hello, The OONI team warmly welcomes you to join us next Tuesday for our monthly community meeting. => Where? OONI Slack channel: https://slack.ooni.org/ (bridged with IRC: ircs://irc.oftc.net:6697/#ooni) => When? Tuesday, 28th January 2020 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour, until 15:00 UTC) Please add topics that you'd like to discuss during the meeting in this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting The monthly OONI community meetings aim to: * Collect community feedback on OONI tools & methodologies * Address questions in relation to the use of OONI tools and OONI data * Foster discussions on internet censorship issues * Receive updates from the community We'd love to meet you and hear from you, and we hope you can join us! If you're not able to join us, please feel encouraged to join us on Slack/IRC on any other day! All the best, ~ 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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OONI FAQ & Glossary
by Maria Xynou 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

Hello friends, I'm excited to let you know that we have published two new resources: * OONI Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): https://ooni.org/support/faq/ * OONI Glossary: https://ooni.org/support/glossary These resources have been created thanks to the great feedback and questions that you and other community members have shared over the years. Are there other questions you would like us to address? Other terms you would like to see explained? Or any other feedback? Please let us know! These resources are for you. :) Warm thanks to all those who provided feedback towards the improvement of the FAQ and Glossary! Please share these resources with any other OONI community members you may know: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1218249743668850690 Thanks, Maria. -- 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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RightsCon Call for Proposals -- Deadline 21st January 2020
by Maria Xynou 16 Jan '20

16 Jan '20

Hello friends, The Call for Proposals for RightsCon (https://www.rightscon.org/) Costa Rica (June 9-12, 2020) is now open! As a member of the RightsCon Program Committee, I wanted to encourage you to propose a session for this year’s program, and share a few resources for submission success. Every year, RightsCon accepts sessions from hundreds of technologists, industry leaders, human rights defenders, public servants, academics, advocates, and journalists around the world. Hosting a session at RightsCon is one of the best ways to showcase your work, connect with like-minded leaders, hone strategies, ask for advice, learn new skills, and much more. In 2020, RightsCon is accepting session proposals in 18 program categories. If you’re interested in submitting a session proposal, I highly recommend that you read an overview of the steps involved (https://www.rightscon.org/rightscon-costa-rica-call-for-proposals-now-open/) and look through the Guide to a Successful Proposal (https://www.rightscon.org/your-guide-to-a-successful-proposal/) before you start. One last thing to remember: the deadline to propose a session is January 21, 2020 at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time. Hope to see you at RightsCon! Cheers, Maria. -- 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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