Request for Comments - User Privacy & Research Usability

On March 16 we hosted a town hall discussion regarding M-Lab’s collection of IP addresses and asked for feedback on potential alternatives. We are accepting comments on the techniques we proposed until April 1.

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User Privacy & Research Usability Town Hall - March 16, 2022 at 11:00a Eastern

Presentation on the benefits and challenges of M-Lab’s collection of IP addresses and feedback solicitation for potential alternatives

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Run a private ndt-server (updated)

Back in 2019, I wrote about how to install the open source ndt-server that M-Lab uses, on a server of your own. Our goal is that others can use M-Lab’s tools to measure their own networks. This post is an update, with a couple more features.

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ARC of Research pt. 2: Exploring Data Sources Relevant to Our Questions

In this second “analysis recommendations in context” post, we will explore the refined research questions from the first post, resulting from our discussion of how to design specific questions with understanding of available data source(s) and the context of what each contains. We emphasized the importance of selecting a data source that matches the goal of the research question. This is critical for analyses of broadband measurement data, particularly when the research goal is to compare the results to one another, to national broadband standards or specific funding requirements, or to align with advertised terms of ISP service.

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Migration to the v2 Data Pipeline

If you typically use the measurement-lab.ndt.unified_uploads or measurement-lab.ndt.unified_downloads views, then nothing will change. We are updating the ndt5, switch, and tcpinfo schemas, removing obsolete views, and renaming some views in preparation for improving ease of use and documentation.

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