I'm a student completing my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Stanford. This summer I'm going to be working with Tor for Google Summer of Code 2014. I'll be packaging a tool to allow non-technical users to monitor censorship of Tor occurring in their country/network
- Implement a number of tests using OONI [3] Including reachability to directory authorities, the torproject.org, bridges.torproject.org and relays
- Bundle tests into small binary that is easy to distribute and run
- With user's consent, transmit (anonymized) data back to Tor Project
- Leave no trace of use on user machine after tool removal. Obfuscate network traffic to attempt to hide analysis.
- Produce user-friendly output so non-technical users gain better understanding of why Tor connections failing and perhaps possible remedies
Thanks to Philipp (phw) and Art (hellais) for helping me as mentors over the summer!