MeasurementKit

This project improved the sustainability and cross platform compatibility of the MeasurementKit project.

This project is critical component of the OONI-probe platform. OONI-probe is a widely deployed censorship detection tool performing a variety of tests to detect various forms of network interference. The project added testing for 1. messaging platforms (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Telegram) 2. the availability of domain fronting 3. Manipulation of HTTP Headers 4. Detecting captive portals and 5. SNI header fuzzing. The project also advanced the integration of MeasurementKit into OONI-probe and testing Psiphon and Lantern, two prominent circumvention tools.

Get the word out

Current project status

Just an idea (Pre-alpha)

It exists! (Alpha/Beta)

It's basically done (Release)

People use it (Production)

Funding to date

2016 $37,000 10 months

Internet Freedom Fund

Total Funding: $37,000

Addressed problems

Blocking, filtering, or modification of political, social, and/or religious content (including apps)
Restrictive Internet filtering by technical methods (IP blocking, DNS filtering, TCP RST, DPI, etc.)
Localized or nationwide communications shut down or throttling (Blackouts)

Objective(s)

Deploying technology
Software or hardware development

Beneficiaries

Activists
General public
Journalists
Advocacy groups/NGOs
Academia

Region(s) archive

Global

Technology attributes

Application deployment
Web API/Mobile application (serverside)

We wrote about it

February 2017 Monthly Report