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[tor-bugs] #5807 [Analysis]: Propose better bridge usage statistics
#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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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/5807>
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