{"id":1850,"date":"2014-07-13T15:10:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T12:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.void.gr\/kargig\/blog\/?p=1850"},"modified":"2014-07-13T19:10:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-13T16:10:29","slug":"anonymous-edits-in-hellenic-wikipedia-from-hellenic-parliament-ips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.void.gr\/kargig\/blog\/2014\/07\/13\/anonymous-edits-in-hellenic-wikipedia-from-hellenic-parliament-ips\/","title":{"rendered":"Anonymous edits in Hellenic Wikipedia from Hellenic Parliament IPs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inspired from another project called “Anonymous Wikipedia edits from the Norwegian parliament and government offices”<\/a> I decided to create something similar for the Hellenic Parliament.<\/p>\n

I downloaded the XML dumps (elwiki-20140702-pages-meta-history.xml.7z) for the elwiki from http:\/\/dumps.wikimedia.org\/elwiki\/20140702\/<\/a>. The compressed file is less than 600Mb but uncompressing it leads to a 73Gb XML which contains the full history of edits. Then I modified a parser I found on this blog<\/a> to extract the data I wanted: Page Title, Timestamp and IP.<\/p>\n

Then it was easy to create a list that contains all the edits that have been created by Hellenic Parliament IPs (195.251.32.0\/22<\/a>) throughout the History of Hellenic Wikipedia<\/a>:
\nThe list https:\/\/gist.github.com\/kargig\/d2cc8e3452dbde774f1c<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Interesting edits<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Former Prime Minister “\u039a\u03c9\u03bd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03a3\u03b7\u03bc\u03af\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2”
    \nAn IP from inside the Hellenic Parliament tried to remove the following text at least 3 times in 17-18\/02\/2014. This is a link to the first edit:     Diff 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \u0393\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf 1996-2001 \u03be\u03bf\u03b4\u03b5\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd 5,2 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03c1\u03c7 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03be\u03bf\u03c0\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2. \u039f\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u0392` \u0395\u039c\u03a0\u0391\u0395 (2001-2006) \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 6 \u03bc\u03b5 7 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03c1\u03c7.[http:\/\/www.enet.gr\/online\/online_hprint?q=%E5%EE%EF%F0%EB%E9%F3%EC%EF%DF&a=&id=71538796 ”To \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03be\u03bf\u03c0\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03ce\u03bd”], \u03b5\u03c6\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 ”\u0395\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03af\u03b1”, \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c3\u03af\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b7 [[1 \u0391\u03c5\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5]] [[2001]].<\/ref>\u0388\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03cd\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03c8\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u0393.\u039a\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac,\u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c5\u03c0\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03ba\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b4\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u0393\u03b5\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03be\u03bf\u03c0\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac,\u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03bd\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0392\u03c1\u03ad\u03bc\u03b7\u03c2.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  2. Former MP “\u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03c9\u03bd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2”
    \nSomeone modified his biography twice. Diff Links:     Diff 1<\/a> Diff 2<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n
  3. Former football player “\u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a3\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2”
    \nIn the following edit someone updated this player’s bio adding that he ‘currently plays in porn films’.     Diff link<\/a>. The same editor seems to have removed that reference later, diff link<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n
  4. Former MP “\u0398\u03b5\u03cc\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03a1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2”
    \nSomeone wanted to update this MP’s bio and remove some reference of a scandal.     Diff link<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. The movie “\u03a1\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03b2\u03bf\u03cd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ac\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7”
    \nClaiming that the nude scenes are probably not from the actor named “\u0388\u03bb\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1 \u039d\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ae\u03bb”.     Diff link<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  6. The soap opera “\u03a7\u03af\u03bb\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u039c\u03af\u03b1 \u039d\u03cd\u03c7\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 (\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ac)”
    \nSomeone created the first version of the article on this soap opera.     Diff Link<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  7. Politician “\u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u039b\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2”
    \nSomeone edited his bio so it seemed that he would run for MP with the political party called “\u0391\u03bd\u03b5\u03be\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9 \u0388\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2”.     Diff Link<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. University professor “\u0393\u03b5\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u0393\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2”
    \nSomeone edited his profile and added a link for amateur football team “\u0391\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03be \u0391\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03c9”.     Diff Link<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  9. Politician “\u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2 \u0391\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2”
    \nSomeone wanted to fix his bio and upload a file, so he\/she added a link from the local computer “C:\\Documents and Settings\\user2\\Local Settings\\Temp\\\u0391\u03a5\u0393\u0395\u039d\u0391\u039a\u0397\u03a3”.     Diff link<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  10. MP “\u039a\u03ce\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03ba\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2”
    \nSomeone wanted to fix his bio regarding his return to the “\u039d\u03ad\u03b1 \u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1” political party.     Diff Link<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  11. (Golden Dawn) MP “\u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u039c\u03b9\u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2”
    \nSomeone was trying to “fix” his bio removing some accusations.     Diff Link<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  12. (Golden Dawn) MP “\u0397\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u039a\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2”
    \nSomeone was trying to fix his bio and remove various accusations and incidents.     Diff Link 1<\/a>, Diff Link 2<\/a>, Diff Link 3<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Who’s done the edits ?<\/strong>
    \nThe IP range of the Hellenic Parliament is not only used by MPs but from people working in the parliament as well. Don’t rush to any conclusions…
    \nOh, and the IP 195.251.32.48 is probably a proxy inside the Parliament.<\/p>\n

    Threat Model<\/strong>
    \nNot that it matters a lot for MPs and politicians in general, but it’s quite interesting that if someone “anonymously” edits a wikipedia article,     wikimedia<\/a> stores the IP of the editor and provides it to anyone that wants to download the wiki archives. If the IP range is known, or someone has the legal authority within a country to force an ISP to reveal the owner of an IP, it is quite easy to spot the actual person behind an “anonymous” edit. But if someone creates an account to edit wikipedia articles, wikimedia does not publish the IPs of its users, the account database is private. To get an IP of a user, one would need to take wikimedia to courts to force them to reveal that account’s IP address. Since every wikipedia article edit history is available for anyone to download, one is actually “more anonymous to the public” if he\/she logs in or creates a (new) account every time before editing an article, than editing the same article without an account. Unless someone is afraid that wikimedia will leak\/disclose their account’s IPs.
    \nSo depending on their threat model, people can choose whether they want to create (new) account(s) before editing an article or not \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

    Similar Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n

  13. Parliament WikiEdits<\/a><\/li>\n
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  15. Riksdagen redigerar<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. Stortinget redigerer<\/a><\/li>\n
  17. AussieParl WikiEdits<\/a><\/li>\n
  18. anon<\/a><\/li>\n

    Bonus<\/strong>
    \nAnonymous edit from “Synaspismos Political Party”     (\u03a3\u03a5\u03a1\u0399\u0396\u0391) address range<\/a> for “\u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0391\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac” political party article, changing it’s youth party blog link to the PASOK youth party blog link. Diff Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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