[tor-bugs] #5807 [Analysis]: Propose better bridge usage statistics

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#5807: Propose better bridge usage statistics
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 Reporter:  karsten   |          Owner:  karsten                
     Type:  task      |         Status:  new                    
 Priority:  major     |      Milestone:  Sponsor F: July 1, 2012
Component:  Analysis  |        Version:                         
 Keywords:            |         Parent:  #3261                  
   Points:  14        |   Actualpoints:                         
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 In #3261 I found that the way how bridges report their statistics to the
 bridge authority is not the reason why our bridge usage numbers are so
 unreliable.  It's the way how we derive user numbers from unique IP
 addresses which is totally broken.  We should try an approach that's
 similar to how we count directory requests on directory mirrors.

 There are a few substeps necessary to come up with better bridge usage
 statistics:
  - Write a proposal for new bridge statistics based on counting directory
 requests per day and country. (4 points)
  - Implement the proposal, get it in mergeable state, and test it on three
 own bridges that don't publish the new statistics to the bridge authority
 yet. (4 points)
  - Evaluate whether the new statistics can improve our user number
 estimates, and if so, enable reporting to the bridge authority and prepare
 deployment on all new bridges.  (6 points)

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