[atlas] Proposing more public RIPE Atlas data and clarifying the current situation

Dear colleagues,

Sharing information about Internet performance is at the heart of 
collaborative efforts such as RIPE Atlas.

Most of the RIPE Atlas probes and RIPE Atlas measurements are already 
public, and we'd now like to suggest opening up the publication of RIPE 
Atlas data further. We also want to clarify exactly what is and isn't 
public in the current system. We describe this in more detail in this 
RIPE Labs article, where we also ask for community feedback about our 
suggested plan to move forward:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/proposing-making-ripe-atlas-data-more-public

Our proposed plan is to make all *new* measurements and technical 
information about the *new* probes public from an agreed upon date
in the future. We propose implementing this change in mid-April.

All probes and measurements that were not marked "public" by April 2014 
would remain non-"public". For a detailed description of what this 
means, please see the RIPE Labs article (above).

Although we believe that having public measurement data contributes to 
the goal of RIPE Atlas, the RIPE NCC greatly values our users' privacy. 
We want to ensure you that we will continue to protect our probe hosts' 
personal information.

We look forward to your feedback and comments on the MAT Working Group 
Mailing List.

Regards,

Vesna Manojlovic
Senior Community Builder
Measurements Community Building
RIPE NCC