Tor Project has several apps and tools under its belt. It also has its own Tor Browser. OONI is yet another useful project from Tor, which has helped many to know whether their online presence is restricted anywhere.
What is OONI and how does it work
OONI is free software and a global observation network for detecting censorship, surveillance, and traffic manipulation on the internet. OONI works through the Ooni Explorer. This explorer has been functioning since the year 2012. To know about Internet censorship, OONI scans TCP, DNS, HTTP and TLS connections for tempering.
This software by Tor Project develops free software tests designed to examine the following:
Blocking of websitesBlocking of instant messaging appsBlocking of Tor and other circumvention toolsDetection of systems that could be responsible for censorship and/or surveillance
To determine the above facts, OONI has its own testing methodology. It is able to find out a lot of data using following tests: Under each test, there are a number of sub-tests. For example, under the first test; i.e. ‘Which websites are blocked?’ OONI performs four more sub-tests. These are as follows: The results by OONI Explorer look as follows:
Since these results are published publicly, it increases the transparency of internet censorship and network interference around the world. Similar to above, each of the tests from OONI Explorer consists of at least one sub-test. You can check out the list of tests here. Know more about OONI from Tor Project from its official website.
The Ooniprobe mobile app
Tor Project has also created an app for determining Internet Censorship and named it Ooniprobe mobile app. This app can be installed on iOS and Android devices and then, network performance and Internet censorship can be tested for your websites. The Ooniprobe mobile app runs a series of tests with the help of which, you can monitor: Know more about the Ooniprobe Mobile App from its official website.
