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"Censorship-timeline" for Tor

It was shortly discussed on #tor-dev that some sort of "censorship-timeline" for Tor would be helpful. In particular, this should provide:

  • Detailed technical analyses of the censorship mechanisms in place (DPI fingerprints and manufacturers, traceroutes, ...)
  • Code and data to reproduce all experiments
  • Tor patches and standalone tools to evade the censorship devices

After all, this timeline should serve as a comprehensive archive for all people interested in how Tor is getting blocked. It should make it easy to answer questions such as "What happened to Tor in country X back in Y?".

There are also some open questions:

  • How should the data be structured? In form of a timeline? Or country based? Something else?
  • What data should be published and when? Full disclosure too early in the process helps the censors.
  • How should it be presented? In a wiki page or a standalone web site?