[tor-bugs] #25137 [Obfuscation/Censorship analysis]: Tor blocked in UAE

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#25137: Tor blocked in UAE
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 Reporter:  mwolfe                           |          Owner:  dcf
     Type:  task                             |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                           |      Milestone:
Component:  Obfuscation/Censorship analysis  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                           |     Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  censorship block ae              |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                                   |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by mwolfe):

 > OONI has a test that would tell us which, if any, of the directory
 authorities are blocked. Unfortunately, there are not very many results
 from the UAE. Only 27 since September 2017, and only 1 so far this year.
 >
 https://api.ooni.io/api/v1/files?probe_cc=AE&since=2017-09-01&test_name=tcp_connect
 >
 > If it's safe for you to do so, you could install OONI on your computer
 or phone. The only tests you have to run are vanilla_tor and
 tor_bridge_reachability (might be called tcp_connect, I'm not sure how it
 appears in the interface). I can't promise to analyze the results soon,
 but they may turn out to be handy to have.
 > https://ooni.torproject.org/install/

 I downloaded the ooni installation packages and installed, then it said,
 'Warning. ooni might be illegal in your country. You could be jailed,
 fined, and beaten. Do you understand all the risks? Type "yes"

 At that point, given the laws here, I hit ^C

 This place has lots of laws against things like Tor, but the nice thing
 about Tor is it's hard for them to know I'm using it. ooni warns that
 there are many ways they can tell I'm using it, and I got scared. It said
 repressive places can use the ooni published data to track down users.

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