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Help us Reset The Net today on June 5th
This blog post explains why the Piwik project is joining ResetTheNet online protest and how you can help make a difference against mass surveillance. It also includes an infographic and links to useful resources which may be of interest to you.
Snowden revelations, a year ago today
On June 5, 2013 the Guardian newspaper published the first of Edward Snowden’s astounding revelations. It was the first of a continuous stream of stories that pointed out what we’ve suspected for a long time: that the world’s digital communications are being continuously spied upon by nation states with precious little oversight.
Unfortunately, mass surveillance is affecting the internet heavily. The Internet is a powerful force that can promote democracy, innovation, and creativity, but it’s being subverted as a tool for government spying. That is why Piwik has decided to join Reset The Net.
June 5, 2014 marks a new year: a year that will not just be about listening to the inside story of mass surveillance, but a new year of fighting back!
How do I protect myself and others?
Reset the Net is asking everyone to help by installing free software tools that are designed to protect your privacy on a computer or a mobile device.
Reset the Net is also calling on websites and developers to add surveillance resistant features such as HTTPS and forward secrecy.
Participate in ResetTheNet online protest
Have you got your own website, blog or tumblr? Maybe you can show the Internet Defense League’s “Cat Signal!” on your website.Get the code now to run the Reset the Net splash screen or banner to help make privacy viral on June 5th.
Message from Edward Snowden
Evan from FFTF sent us this message from Edward Snowden and we thought we would share it with you:
One year ago, we learned that the internet is under surveillance, and our activities are being monitored to create permanent records of our private lives — no matter how innocent or ordinary those lives might be.
Today, we can begin the work of effectively shutting down the collection of our online communications, even if the US Congress fails to do the same. That’s why I’m asking you to join me on June 5th for Reset the Net, when people and companies all over the world will come together to implement the technological solutions that can put an end to the mass surveillance programs of any government. This is the beginning of a moment where we the people begin to protect our universal human rights with the laws of nature rather than the laws of nations.
We have the technology, and adopting encryption is the first effective step that everyone can take to end mass surveillance. That’s why I am excited for Reset the Net — it will mark the moment when we turn political expression into practical action, and protect ourselves on a large scale.
Join us on June 5th, and don’t ask for your privacy. Take it back.
– Message by Edward Snowden
ResetTheNet privacy pack infographic
Additional Resources
Configure Piwik for Security and Privacy
- Turn on automatic SSL redirection in your Piwik.
- Configure Piwik for advanced Privacy.
- Best security practises for Piwik.
More info
- Learn why this matters (EFF)
- Data Privacy Day – Why is privacy important? (Piwik)
- Web Analytics Privacy (Piwik)
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How Piwik uses Travis CI to deliver a reliable analytics platform to the community
In this post, we will explain how the Piwik project uses continuous integration to deliver a quality software platform to dozens of thousands of users worldwide. Read this post if you are interested in Piwik project, Quality Assurance or Automated testing.
Why do we care about tests?
Continuous Integration brings us agility and peace of mind. From the very beginning of the Piwik project, it was clear to us that writing and maintaining automated tests was a necessity, in order to create a successful open source software platform.
Over the years we have invested a lot of time into writing and maintaining our tests suites. This work has paid off in so many ways! Piwik platform has fewer bugs, fewer regressions, and we are able to release new minor and major versions frequently.
Which parts of Piwik software are automatically tested?
- Piwik back-end in PHP5: we use PHPUnit to write and run our PHP tests: unit tests, integration tests, and plugin tests.
- piwik.js Tracker: the JS tracker is included into all websites that use Piwik. For this reason, it is critical that piwik.js JavaScript tracker always works without any issue or regression. Our Javascript Tracker tests includes both unit and integration tests.
- Piwik front-end: more recently we’ve started to write JavaScript tests for the user interface partially written in AngularJS.
- Piwik front-end screenshots tests: after each change to Piwik, more than 150 different screenshots are automatically taken. For example, we take screenshots of each of the 8-step installation process, we take screenshots of the password reset workflow, etc. Each of these screenshot is then compared pixel by pixel, with the “expected” screenshot, and we can automatically detect whether the last code change has introduced an undesired visual change. Learn more about Piwik screenshot tests.
How often do we run the tests?
The tests are executed by Travis CI after each change to the Piwik source code. On average all our tests run 20 times per day. Whenever a Piwik developer pushes some code to Github, or when a community member issues a Pull request, Travis CI automatically runs the tests. In case some of the automated tests started failing after a change, the developer that has made the change is notified by email.
Should I use Travis CI?
Over the last six years, we have used various Continuous Integration servers such as Bamboo, Hudson, Jenkins… and have found that the Travis CI is the ideal continuous integration service for open source projects that are hosted on Github. Travis CI is free for open source projects and the Travis CI team is very friendly and reactive! If you work on commercial closed source software, you may also use Travis by signing up to Travis CI Pro.
Summary
Tests make the Piwik analytics platform better. Writing tests make Piwik contributors better developers. We save a lot of time and effort, and we are not afraid of change!
Here is the current status of our builds:
Main build:
Screenshot tests build:
PS: If you are a developer looking for a challenge, Piwik is hiring a software developer to join our engineering team in New Zealand or Poland.
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How Piwik uses Travis CI to deliver a reliable analytics platform to the community
In this post, we will explain how the Piwik project uses continuous integration to deliver a quality software platform to dozens of thousands of users worldwide. Read this post if you are interested in Piwik project, Quality Assurance or Automated testing.
Why do we care about tests?
Continuous Integration brings us agility and peace of mind. From the very beginning of the Piwik project, it was clear to us that writing and maintaining automated tests was a necessity, in order to create a successful open source software platform.
Over the years we have invested a lot of time into writing and maintaining our tests suites. This work has paid off in so many ways! Piwik platform has fewer bugs, fewer regressions, and we are able to release new minor and major versions frequently.
Which parts of Piwik software are automatically tested?
- Piwik back-end in PHP5: we use PHPUnit to write and run our PHP tests: unit tests, integration tests, and plugin tests.
- piwik.js Tracker: the JS tracker is included into all websites that use Piwik. For this reason, it is critical that piwik.js JavaScript tracker always works without any issue or regression. Our Javascript Tracker tests includes both unit and integration tests.
- Piwik front-end: more recently we’ve started to write JavaScript tests for the user interface partially written in AngularJS.
- Piwik front-end screenshots tests: after each change to Piwik, more than 150 different screenshots are automatically taken. For example, we take screenshots of each of the 8-step installation process, we take screenshots of the password reset workflow, etc. Each of these screenshot is then compared pixel by pixel, with the “expected” screenshot, and we can automatically detect whether the last code change has introduced an undesired visual change. Learn more about Piwik screenshot tests.
How often do we run the tests?
The tests are executed by Travis CI after each change to the Piwik source code. On average all our tests run 20 times per day. Whenever a Piwik developer pushes some code to Github, or when a community member issues a Pull request, Travis CI automatically runs the tests. In case some of the automated tests started failing after a change, the developer that has made the change is notified by email.
Should I use Travis CI?
Over the last six years, we have used various Continuous Integration servers such as Bamboo, Hudson, Jenkins… and have found that the Travis CI is the ideal continuous integration service for open source projects that are hosted on Github. Travis CI is free for open source projects and the Travis CI team is very friendly and reactive! If you work on commercial closed source software, you may also use Travis by signing up to Travis CI Pro.
Summary
Tests make the Piwik analytics platform better. Writing tests make Piwik contributors better developers. We save a lot of time and effort, and we are not afraid of change!
Here is the current status of our builds:
Main build:
Screenshot tests build:PS: If you are a developer looking for a challenge, Piwik is hiring a software developer to join our engineering team in New Zealand or Poland.
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Piwik is expanding ! We’re seeking a talented Software Engineer in New Zealand or in Poland
At Piwik and Piwik PRO we develop the leading open source web analytics platform, used by more than one million websites worldwide. Our vision is to build the best open alternative to Google Universal Analytics.
The Piwik platform collects, stores and processes a lot of information: hundreds of millions of data points each month. We create intuitive, simple and beautiful reports that delight our users.
Are you seeking a new challenge? We are currently looking for a software engineer or software developer who is passionate about data processing, security, privacy, the open source philosophy and usable interface design.
We practise agile methodology, test driven development, and fast release cycles. The main technologies we work with are Javascript (AngularJS, jquery), PHP5 and MySQL. You will write open source code that will directly benefit 250,000+ Piwik users in more than 200 countries and 50 languages.
Responsibilities
- Write server-side code (PHP5) and front-end code (Javascript) for Piwik platform.
- Create robust high-volume production applications and develop prototypes quickly.
- Tackle new problems as we continue to push technology forward.
Minimum qualifications
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of relevant work experience in software development.
- Understanding of, and practical experience with PHP5 and Javascript application development.
- Strong analytical and coding skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
Location
- Wellington central, New Zealand.
If you are not in New Zealand, and you are the right candidate, we will help you relocate here! - Wrocław, Poland
Apply online
To apply for this position, please Apply online here. We look forward to receiving your applications!
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Piwik is expanding ! We’re seeking a talented Software Engineer in New Zealand or in Poland
At Piwik and Piwik PRO we develop the leading open source web analytics platform, used by more than one million websites worldwide. Our vision is to build the best open alternative to Google Universal Analytics.
The Piwik platform collects, stores and processes a lot of information: hundreds of millions of data points each month. We create intuitive, simple and beautiful reports that delight our users.
Are you seeking a new challenge? We are currently looking for a software engineer or software developer who is passionate about data processing, security, privacy, the open source philosophy and usable interface design.
We practise agile methodology, test driven development, and fast release cycles. The main technologies we work with are Javascript (AngularJS, jquery), PHP5 and MySQL. You will write open source code that will directly benefit 250,000+ Piwik users in more than 200 countries and 50 languages.
Responsibilities
- Write server-side code (PHP5) and front-end code (Javascript) for Piwik platform.
- Create robust high-volume production applications and develop prototypes quickly.
- Tackle new problems as we continue to push technology forward.
Minimum qualifications
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of relevant work experience in software development.
- Understanding of, and practical experience with PHP5 and Javascript application development.
- Strong analytical and coding skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
Location
- Wellington central, New Zealand.
If you are not in New Zealand, and you are the right candidate, we will help you relocate here! - Wrocław, Poland
Apply online
To apply for this position, please Apply online here. We look forward to receiving your applications!
