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

Dear colleagues,

Three weeks ago, the RIPE NCC published a clarification about the 
current state of RIPE Atlas public measurement data and the privacy of 
probe data. We also proposed making some changes to the current situation.

There has been some lively discussion about our proposal to make the 
probe and measurement data public for new and existing users starting at 
a future date.

Most comments did not support this proposal. Some people are in favour 
of keeping the situation as it is (i.e. making it possible to opt out of 
making your measurements public), while others proposed an alternative 
solution of delaying the publication of measurement data for a day (or a 
week).

We'd like to hear more opinions, either for or against any of these 
proposals, including your motivation or the use case you have in mind.

Please take part in the discussion on the mailing list.

We will consider your input and come up with an updated proposal in 
February.

Regards,

Vesna
Measurements Community Building
RIPE NCC


On 17-dec.-13 12:23, Vesna Manojlovic wrote:
> 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
>
>
>