From maria at openobservatory.org Thu Jul 2 08:10:50 2020 From: maria at openobservatory.org (Maria Xynou) Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2020 10:10:50 +0200 Subject: [ooni-talk] Register for RightsCon Online Message-ID: Hello friends, This year (in light of COVID-19) RightsCon is taking place entirely online! * When? Last week of July => 27th-31st July 2020. * Where? Online (details will be shared for each session) * Why attend? RightsCon is the world's largest digital rights conference, annually bringing together human rights defenders, technologists, policy makers, academics, people from the industry, etc to discuss how to make the Internet a better place for human rights. There will be many tracks and many interesting sessions! As part of RightsCon Online, OONI will participate in/facilitate the following sessions: * Investigating internet shutdowns with open data (co-facilitated with IODA) * Ethics around network measurement * OONI Explorer tech demo Register for FREE before 20th July 2020: https://www.rightscon.org/join-us-at-rightscon-online-registration-now-open/ Hope to see you there! 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 From maria at openobservatory.org Fri Jul 3 19:54:47 2020 From: maria at openobservatory.org (Maria Xynou) Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 21:54:47 +0200 Subject: [ooni-talk] Event - Internet Measurement Village 2020 In-Reply-To: <6723004c-c17d-e07d-7013-5c4f3aa5b9cb@openobservatory.org> References: <6609f7aa-054c-2997-c00b-64cdd1d2c33d@openobservatory.org> <6723004c-c17d-e07d-7013-5c4f3aa5b9cb@openobservatory.org> Message-ID: <85a8ebb9-7232-09f8-585a-7fe11ff7d7cb@openobservatory.org> Hello friends, The 2020 edition of the Internet Measurement Village just ended! Warm thanks to all IMV presenters for sharing their important work with the community! Special thanks to everyone who tuned in and shared questions/comments/resources! If you missed any presentations, no worries! You can watch them all on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/OONIorg You can also find & interact with many of the presenters (and other community members) on the OONI Slack channel: https://slack.ooni.org/ We're eager to hear back from you, as your feedback will help us host better events in the future! Please take a few minutes to complete our survey: https://ooni.typeform.com/to/cPVT4ILB Thanks a bunch, ~ OONI team. On 29/06/20 12:29, Maria Xynou wrote: > Hello friends, > > This is the LAST week of the 2020 Internet Measurement Village & we have > 6 more exciting presentations lined up! > > Tune in to the OONI YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/OONIorg) > to watch live-streamed presentations on: > > * Internet Censorship, DNS poisoning and Phishing in Venezuela => > Monday, 29th June 2020 at 14:00 UTC > > * Circumventing Internet Censorship with Tor => Tuesday, 30th June 2020 > at 14:00 UTC > > * ICLab: Measuring Internet Censorship => Wednesday, 1st July 2020 at > 14:00 UTC > > * Circumventing Internet Censorship with TunnelBear => Thursday, 2nd > July 2020 at 14:00 UTC > > * Geneva: Evolving Censorship Evasion => Thursday, 2nd July 2020 at > 17:00 UTC > > * IODA: Examining Internet blackouts through open data => Friday, 3rd > July 2020 at 17:00 UTC > > As you will notice, we have 2 sessions scheduled on Thursday, 2nd July > 2020, including an exciting addition to the schedule (the Geneva session). > > Please mark your calendars! And bring your questions for the live chat. :) > > Further information about the Internet Measurement Village (including > the full schedule) is available here: > https://ooni.org/post/2020-internet-measurement-village/ > > Cheers, > > Maria. > > On 22/06/20 11:10, Maria Xynou wrote: >> Hello friends, >> >> Today, another week of Internet Measurement Village 2020 begins, and we >> have many exciting presentations lined up! >> >> Tune in to the OONI YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/OONIorg) >> to watch live-streamed presentations on: >> >> * Advocating against Internet shutdowns in West Africa => Monday, 22nd >> June 2020 at 14:00 UTC >> >> * Measuring Internet Censorship in Southeast Asia => Tuesday, 23rd June >> 2020 at 09:00 UTC >> >> * How we tried to establish a nationwide Internet censorship measurement >> system in Ukraine => Wednesday, 24th June 2020 at 14:00 UTC >> >> * Coordinaci?n de la medici?n de la censura en Venezuela => Thursday, >> 25th June 2020 at 14:00 UTC >> >> * Censored Planet: Measuring Internet censorship remotely => Friday, >> 26th June 2020 at 14:00 UTC >> >> Please mark your calendars! And bring your questions for the live chat. :) >> >> Further information about the Internet Measurement Village (including >> the full schedule) is available here: >> https://ooni.org/post/2020-internet-measurement-village/ >> >> Cheers, >> >> Maria. >> >> On 15/06/20 11:05, Maria Xynou wrote: >>> Hello friends, >>> >>> This week we have many exciting presentations lined up! >>> >>> Tune in to the OONI YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/OONIorg) >>> to watch live-streamed presentations on: >>> >>> * M-Lab: Measuring Internet Performance => Monday, 15th June 2020 at >>> 14:00 UTC >>> >>> * How to detect outages with Mozilla telemetry => Tuesday, 16th June >>> 2020 at 14:00 UTC >>> >>> * RIPE Internet Measurements => Wednesday, 17th June 2020 at 14:00 UTC >>> >>> * KeepItOn campaign: Advocating against Internet shutdowns => Thursday, >>> 18th June 2020 at 14:00 UTC >>> >>> * Circumventing Internet Censorship with Psiphon => Friday, 19th June >>> 2020 at 14:00 UTC >>> >>> Please mark your calendars! And bring your questions, as a live chat is >>> included for each presentation. :) >>> >>> Further information about the Internet Measurement Village (including >>> the full schedule) is available here: >>> https://ooni.org/post/2020-internet-measurement-village/ >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Maria. >>> >>> On 05/06/20 20:22, Maria Xynou wrote: >>>> Hello friends, >>>> >>>> We're excited to host the first online Internet Measurement Village. >>>> >>>> Learn all about it here: >>>> https://ooni.org/post/2020-internet-measurement-village >>>> >>>> This is an online event that starts next Wednesday, 10th June 2020 and >>>> ends on Friday, 3rd July 2020. >>>> >>>> The schedule is available here: >>>> https://ooni.org/post/2020-internet-measurement-village#schedule >>>> >>>> Almost every day, we will live-stream presentations on: >>>> >>>> * Internet measurement projects (those that measure internet censorship, >>>> internet performance, and internet outages) >>>> >>>> * Local censorship measurement projects (in Venezuela, Ukraine, and >>>> Southeast Asia) >>>> >>>> * Advocacy efforts against internet shutdowns (globally and in West Africa) >>>> >>>> * Censorship circumvention tool projects >>>> >>>> All presentations will be live-streamed on the OONI YouTube channel: >>>> https://www.youtube.com/c/OONIorg >>>> >>>> We will include a live chat in the stream so that you can ask presenters >>>> questions. >>>> >>>> Please help spread the word: >>>> https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1268951324378488832 >>>> >>>> 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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To this end, we wrote and ran a series of experiements (that will eventually be integrated into the OONI Probe measurement engine) to measure the blocking of four domains (facebook.com, google.com, collegehumor.com, and pornhub.com) on three popular Indian ISPs: ACT Fibernet (fixed line), Bharti Airtel, and Reliance Jio (mobile). We recorded SNI-based blocking on both Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. We also discovered that Reliance Jio blocks TLS traffic not just based on the SNI value, but also on the web server involved with the TLS handshake. We also noticed that ACT Fibernet?s DNS resolver directs users towards servers owned by ACT Fibernet itself. Such servers caused the TLS handshake to fail, but the root cause of censorship was the DNS. We also found that one of the tested endpoints (for collegehumor.com:443) does not allow establishing a TCP connection from several vantage points and control measurements. Yet, in Reliance Jio, we saw cases where the connections to such endpoints completed successfully and a timeout occured during the TLS handshake. This is likely caused by some kind of proxy that terminates the TCP connection and performs the TLS handshake. Please share our research with your networks: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1280931688391065600 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You can read the report on the following sites: * OONI: https://ooni.org/post/2020-network-performance-covid19-italy/ * M-Lab: https://www.measurementlab.net/blog/measurement-observations-on-network-performance-during-the-COVID-19-pandemic-in-Northern-Italy/ We analyzed NDT measurements collected from the provinces in the Milan metropolitan area between 1st January 2020 to 15th June 2020 with the goal of examining whether network performance was affected amid the surge in internet use during the nationwide lockdown. In summary, we observe: * Significant increase in the number of NDT tests run per day around the beginning of Italy?s nationwide lockdown (which started on 10th March 2020); * Reduced NDT download and upload speed results during the nationwide lockdown in Italy (between March 2020 to May 2020); * Improved NDT download and upload speed results from early May 2020 onwards, when the Italian government gradually started to lift the strict lockdown measures. As the available measurements suggest that there may be a correlation between increased internet use and reduced network performance, they highlight the need to invest in internet infrastructure that is more robust and sustainable in the long-term. They also highlight the need for more longitudinal measurements collected from more stable vantage points to improve our understanding of network performance issues. You can run NDT and contribute measurements on network performance through the OONI Probe apps (https://ooni.org/install/) or by deploying the Murakami tool (https://github.com/m-lab/murakami) in a Docker container. Please help share our report: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1284162147249987584 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 From maria at openobservatory.org Wed Jul 22 15:53:52 2020 From: maria at openobservatory.org (Maria Xynou) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 18:53:52 +0300 Subject: [ooni-talk] Updated OONI Data Policy Message-ID: <1ffcdda3-72a5-a138-0b00-05eace50c067@openobservatory.org> Hello friends, We have updated the OONI Data Policy: https://ooni.org/about/data-policy/ The latest version (1.4.0) of the OONI Data Policy includes the following changes: * We now use our own ASN database (following the changes to MaxMind's license) *? You can no longer opt out of submitting country code information (e.g. "IT" for Italy), as this significantly limits the value of measurements (i.e. we have no idea where a test was run) * We use a self-hosted analytics platform on our websites and OONI Probe apps in order to better understand how our apps are used, improve our understanding of user needs, improve OONI tools, and better serve the OONI community. You can opt out of our use of analytics by disabling the collection of app usage statistics in the OONI Probe app settings (and you can opt out of our use of analytics on ooni.org and explorer.ooni.org by unchecking the opt-out box at the end of our Data Policy). * In our Data Policy, we have added a section on the collection of app usage statistics * In our Data Policy, we have added a section where we disclose what information we will collect if you opt in to push notifications * OONI measurements are openly published by default, but we will not publish data related to app analytics and push notification support (which is securely stored separately from the public measurement metadb) Happy to address any questions you may have. 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 833 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From maria at openobservatory.org Wed Jul 22 18:16:01 2020 From: maria at openobservatory.org (Maria Xynou) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 21:16:01 +0300 Subject: [ooni-talk] OONI statement in support of OTF Message-ID: Hello, The OONI team just published a second statement in support of the OTF: https://ooni.org/post/2020-support-otf/ In our latest statement, we share our experience working with the OTF and discuss how they played a crucial role in supporting the fight against internet censorship worldwide. We also discuss the importance of expertise in supporting innovative projects, and the importance of trust in OTF leadership by the internet freedom community. Please help share our statement: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1285999878691336192 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 From maria at openobservatory.org Fri Jul 24 09:31:17 2020 From: maria at openobservatory.org (Maria Xynou) Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:31:17 +0300 Subject: [ooni-talk] RightsCon -- OONI session Message-ID: <9146cc40-9271-1ff1-7618-f7964ce58ad5@openobservatory.org> Hi friends, RightsCon Online is taking place next week! Along with CAIDA/IODA, we'll be facilitating the following session: * Title: Investigating internet shutdowns with open data * Date: Wednesday, 29th July 2020 * Time: 3:15pm UTC * Place: https://rightscon.course.tc/ (private ZOOM link that you will be able to find by logging into the RightsCon platform, if you've registered) Hope to see you there! Please feel encouraged to share any RightsCon sessions you may be facilitating. :) 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 From maria at openobservatory.org Wed Jul 29 11:26:51 2020 From: maria at openobservatory.org (Maria Xynou) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:26:51 +0200 Subject: [ooni-talk] Slides & Video Recordings: Internet Measurement Village 2020 Message-ID: <8a351efe-39a7-d183-f18d-a7be10469c50@openobservatory.org> Hello friends, Over the last month (between 10th June 2020 to 3rd July 2020), we organized and hosted the first virtual Internet Measurement Village (IMV), which featured 18 presentations on internet measurement projects, censorship measurement efforts, advocacy efforts fighting internet shutdowns, and censorship circumvention tool projects. As all the IMV sessions were live-streamed and will continue to live on the OONI YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/OONIorg), we hope that these recordings will serve as a valuable resource on internet measurement for the internet freedom community. We published a blog post where we share the video recording & slides of each IMV presentation: https://ooni.org/post/2020-imv-slides-recordings/ Please help share these resources: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1288430388445163520 Warm thanks to the IMV presenters for sharing their important work with the community! Special thanks to everyone who tuned in and shared questions, comments, and resources. All the best, 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 From maria at openobservatory.org Wed Jul 29 12:17:50 2020 From: maria at openobservatory.org (Maria Xynou) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 14:17:50 +0200 Subject: [ooni-talk] RightsCon -- OONI session In-Reply-To: <9146cc40-9271-1ff1-7618-f7964ce58ad5@openobservatory.org> References: <9146cc40-9271-1ff1-7618-f7964ce58ad5@openobservatory.org> Message-ID: Hi friends, As a reminder, our joint session with CAIDA on "investigating internet shutdowns with open data" at RightsCon Online is taking place today at 15:15 UTC (in about 3 hours from now!). Hope to see you there! Cheers, Maria. On 24/07/20 11:31, Maria Xynou wrote: > Hi friends, > > RightsCon Online is taking place next week! > > Along with CAIDA/IODA, we'll be facilitating the following session: > > * Title: Investigating internet shutdowns with open data > > * Date: Wednesday, 29th July 2020 > > * Time: 3:15pm UTC > > * Place: https://rightscon.course.tc/ (private ZOOM link that you will > be able to find by logging into the RightsCon platform, if you've > registered) > > Hope to see you there! > > Please feel encouraged to share any RightsCon sessions you may be > facilitating. :) > > 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 From maria at openobservatory.org Fri Jul 31 17:00:21 2020 From: maria at openobservatory.org (Maria Xynou) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:00:21 +0200 Subject: [ooni-talk] Free TunnelBear VPN accounts Message-ID: <81c52818-e5e0-bc59-e7cb-6fd9c55212ab@openobservatory.org> Hello friends, The VPN company TunnelBear (https://www.tunnelbear.com/) has given out 20,000 free accounts to human rights defenders and they are happy to give more. See: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200714005302/en/TunnelBear-Kicks-Anti-Censorship-Initiative-Free-Accounts-Activists If you are interested in a free TunnelBear account, you can request one by writing to partnerships at tunnelbear.com. Please share this with others who may be interested, particularly those who live in countries that experience pervasive levels of internet censorship. 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