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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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OONI Community Meeting: Tuesday, 25th May 2021
by Maria Xynou 24 May '21

24 May '21

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, *25th May 2021 at 14:00 UTC* (for 1 hour) Please add topics that you'd like to discuss during the meeting in this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep 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 hope you can join us! All the best, ~ OONI team

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OONI Community Meeting: Tuesday, 27th April 2021
by Maria Xynou 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

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, *27th April 2021 at 14:00 UTC* (for 1 hour) Please add topics that you'd like to discuss during the meeting in this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep 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 hope you can join us! All the best, ~ OONI team

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Help test beta for automated testing on OONI Probe Android
by Maria Xynou 22 Apr '21

22 Apr '21

Hi friends, We are excited to share that we have a *beta version for automated testing on OONI Probe Android*! This means that you can have *OONI Probe run all tests automatically multiple times per day* (without having to remember to run OONI Probe or do anything). If you're on Android, please help test the beta version: 1. Join the beta program: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.openobservatory.ooniprobe 2. Update (through the Play Store) to *OONI Probe 3.0.0-beta.1* (Android) 3. Through the OONI Probe 3.0.0-beta.1 app, please tap *Settings* -> *Automated testing* and *enable* the "*Run tests automatically*" setting. We recommend having automated tests run when you're connected to WiFi and while your phone is charging (though you can configure this in the "Automated testing" settings). Now OONI Probe will run all tests automatically every hour (if you're connected to WiFi and your phone is charging -- depending on your settings). To avoid cluttering the UI of your Test Results screen, the test results from automated testing will only be available on OONI Explorer (published automatically in real-time): https://explorer.ooni.org/ We would greatly appreciate any feedback you may have for improvements! This will help us check if everything works well before we release automated OONI Probe testing officially. You can *share your feedback with my colleague Lorenzo* ( lorenzo(a)openobservatory.org) or by opening tickets at the following repository: https://github.com/ooni/probe/issues Happy to address any questions you may have. Thanks for your time and support! Best, Maria.

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Testing RTL support on OONI Probe Desktop
by Maria Xynou 14 Apr '21

14 Apr '21

Hello friends, *Do you speak Arabic or Farsi?* If so, we'd appreciate your help! We're adding *RTL support to the OONI Probe Desktop app*, which would enable us to include app translations in Arabic and Farsi (among other languages that use right to left scripts). Here's a preview release of OONI Probe Desktop with support for RTL languages (where you can see what the app would look like): https://github.com/ooni/probe-desktop/releases/tag/v3.5.0-rtl.1 You can try it out on: * *Windows:* https://github.com/ooni/probe-desktop/releases/download/v3.5.0-rtl.1/OONI-P… * *macOS:* https://github.com/ooni/probe-desktop/releases/download/v3.5.0-rtl.1/OONI-P… * *Linux:* https://github.com/ooni/probe-desktop/releases/download/v3.5.0-rtl.1/OONI-P… Once you've checked out what OONI Probe Desktop would look like with RTL support, can you please let us know if you have any feedback for improvements? You can *share your feedback* either by writing to my colleague Sarath (cc'd to this email), or by opening tickets on this repository: https://github.com/ooni/probe/issues Thanks so much for your time and support! Cheers, Maria.

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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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[New] User Guides for OONI Probe Mobile & Desktop Apps
by Maria Xynou 01 Apr '21

01 Apr '21

Hello friends, We are excited to share that we have published 2 new user guides for the OONI Probe apps! 1) User Guide: OONI Probe Mobile => https://ooni.org/support/ooni-probe-mobile 2) User Guide: OONI Probe Desktop => https://ooni.org/support/ooni-probe-desktop These guides share step-by-step instructions (with screenshots) on how to: * Install and run OONI Probe (to measure various forms of internet censorship) * Access and share OONI censorship measurement data * Customize your use of OONI Probe (for example, to test websites of your choice) * Configure your OONI Probe settings With our new user guides, you can become an OONI Probe power user! Upon reading these guides, we hope you feel empowered to share your OONI Probe knowledge and skills with others. Please help share the guides: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1377549903799418881 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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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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OONI Community Meeting: Tuesday, 30th March 2021
by Maria Xynou 29 Mar '21

29 Mar '21

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, 30th March 2021 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour) Please add topics that you'd like to discuss during the meeting in this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep 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 hope you can join us! 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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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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