June 2015 - KICTANet

Fwd: [Intersessional_2015] 2015 African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2015)
by Mose Karanja 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Makane Faye <faymakane(a)gmail.com> Date: 11 June 2015 at 21:06 Subject: [Intersessional_2015] 2015 African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2015) To: intersessional_2015(a)intgovforum.org Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that the African Union Commission (AUC) in cooperation with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will organize the fourth African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2015) from 6 to 8 September 2015 at the AUC New Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, following the Ministerial Conference on Communication and ICT (CCICT-1) scheduled from 30 August to 4 September 2015. AfIGF is expected to bring together participants from all over the continent and outside partners to discuss Africa’s collective common position on Internet Governance and share best practices based on the results of national and sub-regional consultations in order to chart the way for the continent’s participation in the next Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to be held in João Pessoa, Brazil, in November 2015. You are all invited to participate. Best regards, ---------------- Makane Faye (Mr.) Chief, Knowledge Services Section --- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) --- Limpopo Building --- P.O. Box 3001 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia --- Tel: +251 11 5443563; Ext. 33563 // Fax: +251 11 5514416 / +251 11 54411458 --- Email: mfaye(a)uneca.org; faymakane(a)gmail.com --- http://facebook.com/makane.faye.eca // twitter: @makaneeca // Skype: makaneaddis Makane Faye (M.) Chef de la Section des Connaissances --- Commission Economique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) --- Bâtiment Limpopo --- BP. 3001 Addis Abeba, Ethiopie --- Tel: +251 11 5443563; Ext. 33563 // Fax: +251 11 5514416 / +251 11 54411458 --- Courriel: mfaye(a)uneca.org; faymakane(a)gmail.com --- http://facebook.com/makane.faye.eca // twitter: @makaneeca // Skype: makaneaddis _______________________________________________ Intersessional_2015 mailing list Intersessional_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/intersessional_2015_intgovforum.org -- Mose Karanja +254 724 162536 | @Mose_Karanja <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja> PGP: 0x1529552F <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja>

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF July 31, 2015
by Mwendwa Kivuva 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

Thank you Gideon and Meshack. We have noted your preference. You can still vote for your prefered subthemes Using this simple tool that will take you less than a minute. https://goo.gl/R89j39. We will announce the results of the chosen topics at the close of business Friday 12th Just 2015. Sincerely, On Jun 11, 2015 9:18 PM, "meshack emakunat via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Hi It's great to be back, feels good. i would vote for internet economy and inclusiveness and diversity, and openness. have a great day people Regards Meshack On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 1:28 PM, Gideon via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Dear IGF Kenya team, I'm voting for the following topics, 1, 2, 7 and 8. Regards Gideon Rop On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 6:50 AM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Kenya IGF July 31, 2015 (Grace Githaiga) 2. FW: [isoc_ke] Kenya IGF July 31, 2015 (Grace Githaiga) 3. Re: FW: [isoc_ke] Kenya IGF July 31, 2015 (riva(a)article19.org) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:45:09 +0000 From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> To: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Kenya IGF July 31, 2015 Message-ID: <DUB111-W13289C726234B13021655DAB4B00(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Dear Listers Good morning. As you are aware, two years ago, KICTANet handed over the function of organizing the Kenya IGF to ISOC-K, a task that the Chapter executed well. However, the chapter is in the process of electing new leadership and a request was made to KICTANet to organize the 2015 Kenya IGF. Accordingly, Friday July 31st2015, has been identified as the day for this event which will take place at the Stanley.Kindly diarize this date. The Global theme for this year is ?Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development?. This theme will be supported by eight sub-themes namely: 1. Cybersecurity and Trust; 2. Internet Economy; 3. Inclusiveness and Diversity; 4. Openness; 5. Enhancing Multistakeholder Cooperation; 6. Internet and Human Rights; 7. Critical Internet Resources; 8. Emerging Issues. 9. Enhancing working partnerships between stakeholders (Multistakeholderism). We would like to focus on 4 or 5 of these themes, or even include topics that we think are important to this country but may not be on the global list. Further, the event is scheduled for a day and it is important that we focus on a few topics which will allow for meaningful discussion(s). Once we agree on the topics, as is the tradition, we will hold an online moderated debate which will then result in the f2f KIGF. And so in the spirit of participation, we are requesting you to please help us prioritize the topics by voting for 4 to 5 out of the list by this coming Friday (June 12). This will guide us with the overall planning namely the program, speakers, questions for the online debate etc. Thank you and looking forward to your active participation. Rgds GG for the team. (Grace Bomu, Liz Orembo, Victor Kapiyo, Mwendwa Kivuva, Barrack Otieno, Davis Onsakia and Ali Hussein).

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Kenya IGF July 31, 2015
by Gideon 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

Dear IGF Kenya team, I'm voting for the following topics, 1, 2, 7 and 8. Regards Gideon Rop On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 6:50 AM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Kenya IGF July 31, 2015 (Grace Githaiga) > 2. FW: [isoc_ke] > > Kenya IGF July 31, 2015 (Grace Githaiga) > 3. Re: FW: [isoc_ke] Kenya IGF July 31, 2015 (riva(a)article19.org) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:45:09 +0000 > From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > To: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, > "isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Kenya IGF July 31, 2015 > Message-ID: <DUB111-W13289C726234B13021655DAB4B00(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Dear > Listers > > > Good morning. > > > As you are aware, two years ago, KICTANet handed over > the function of organizing the Kenya IGF to ISOC-K, a task that the > Chapter executed > well. However, the chapter is in the process of electing new leadership > and a > request was made to KICTANet to organize the 2015 Kenya IGF. > > > Accordingly, Friday > July 31st2015, has been identified as the day for this event which will > take > place at the Stanley.Kindly diarize this date. > > > The Global theme for this year is ?Evolution of Internet Governance: > Empowering Sustainable Development?. This > theme will be supported by eight sub-themes namely: > > 1. > Cybersecurity and Trust; > > 2. > Internet Economy; > > 3. > Inclusiveness and Diversity; > > 4. > Openness; > > 5. > Enhancing Multistakeholder Cooperation; > > 6. > Internet and Human Rights; > > 7. > Critical Internet Resources; > > 8. > Emerging Issues. > > 9. > Enhancing working partnerships between stakeholders (Multistakeholderism). > > > > We > would like to focus on 4 or 5 of these themes, or even include topics that > we > think are important to this country but may not be on the global list. > Further, > the event is scheduled for a day and it is important that we focus on a few > topics which will allow for meaningful discussion(s). > > > > Once > we agree on the topics, as is the tradition, we will hold an online > moderated debate > which will then result in the f2f KIGF. > > > > And > so in the spirit of participation, we are requesting you to please help us > prioritize > the topics by voting for 4 to 5 out of the list by this > coming Friday (June 12). This will guide us with the overall planning > namely > the program, speakers, questions for the online debate etc. > > > > Thank you > and looking forward to your active participation. > > > > Rgds > > GG for the team. > > (Grace Bomu, Liz Orembo, Victor Kapiyo, Mwendwa > Kivuva, Barrack Otieno, Davis Onsakia and Ali Hussein). > > >

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ICT Device Consumption Stats - Kenya
by Matunda Nyanchama 10 Jun '15

10 Jun '15

Friends Does anyone have stats on the numbers of devices sold in Kenya. These include desktops, laptops/notebooks, tablets, smart phones, etc. If you have a report or pointer to where I can find one, please let me know. Shukrani.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Guy Reveals Airtel Secretly Inserting JavaScript, Gets Threatened With Jail For Criminal Copyright Infringement
by cdohnio 10 Jun '15

10 Jun '15

This happened in India and there's no proof it's happening here but it's not hard to imagine something like this happening here. So the real question is, if one of our networks pulled this stunt what recourse do we have as consumers? ---- *Guy Reveals Airtel Secretly Inserting JavaScript, Gets Threatened With Jail For Criminal Copyright Infringement* <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techdirt/feed/~3/t3kjsgayJX8/story01.htm> // *Techdirt* <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techdirt/feed/~3/t3kjsgayJX8/story01.htm> Last week, an Indian blogger, Thejesh GN, discovered that mobile operator Airtel was injecting javascript into subscribers' browsing sessions, which is both incredibly sketchy and a huge security concern (not to mention raising net neutrality issues on the side). He posted the proof to GitHub and tweeted about it <https://twitter.com/thej/status/606126370364649472>: He posted the evidence showing that javascript was being quietly inserted, and that it apparently tried to insert some sort of toolbar <http://www.storypick.com/airtel-sends-legal-notice-indian-coder/>: That's all super sketchy. But that's just the very beginning of this story. Because days later, Thejesh received the most ridiculous legal threat letter <https://archive.org/stream/LEGALNOTICETOTHEJESHGNCEASEANDDESISTINFRINGEMENT…>, coming from a lawyer named Ameet Mehta from the law firm Solicis Lex. It claims to be representing an Israeli company, Flash Network, which is apparently responsible for the code injection software... and it claims that by merely *revealing to the public* that Airtel was doing these injections, he had *engaged in **criminal** copyright infringement* under the Information Technology Act, 2000. If that sounds familiar, that's because we wrote about <https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140824/06590028306/indian-state-passes-…> that ridiculous law last year, noting that it would technically allow people to be put in jail for merely thinking about infringing someone's copyright. And the Solicis Lex lawyers, to show they're not messing around, *cc'd the police* on the letter they sent: The crux of the "copyright" claim seems fairly ridiculous: *The said code is closed source software and our client is sole proprietor of the same. Therefore, no one can use the said code without obtaining license from our client against payment of fees and/or royalties and on commercial and legal terms acceptable to our client. Your aforementioned actions constitute a blatant violation of our client's copyrights and other proprietary rights in the said code. * Remember: all Thejesh GN did was *show the code that Airtel inserted into * *his** browser*. If Flash Network thinks that showing the code that it dumps into each of your browsing sessions is criminal copyright infringement, just about anyone who does a "view source" could be guilty. That's a plainly ridiculous reading of the law. On top of that, the lawyers sent a DMCA notice to GitHub, which caved in and *took it down*: This is despite GitHub's recent promise <https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141016/17030128852/github-promises-to-a…> not to take things down without first alerting the users in question. Absolutely everything about this is *insane* and bad. The initial injections by Airtel/Flash are bad and dangerous. Both companies should be called out for such javascript injections. But, Flash's response to not only threaten *a completely bogus* copyright takedown/cease and desist claim, but also to allege *criminal violations* that could lead to jail time just adds an insane layer on top of all that. Even arguing that merely posting screenshots of the injected code is civil copyright infringement is crazy. And then issuing a DMCA takedown to GitHub (not to mention GitHub agreeing to take the screenshots down...). All of it is ridiculous and a clear abuse of copyright law to silence someone who revealed Airtel and Flash Network were up to questionable activities. For those who argue that copyright is never used for censorship: explain this story. Of course, it all seems to be backfiring in a big way. Flash may have wanted to hide what they were up to, but now it's getting much, much, much more attention. Maybe, next time, rather than threatening whistleblowers of your bad practices with claims of criminal copyright infringement, Flash and Airtel will think more about their own crappy business practices that put users at risk. Permalink <https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150609/06505631281/guy-reveals-airtel-s…> | Comments <https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150609/06505631281/guy-reveals-airtel-s…> | Email This Story <https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150609/06505631281/guy-reveals-airtel-s…> ---- Shared via *my feedly reader* <http://feedly.com>

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CAN USF BE USED TO SUBSIDIZE FTA TRANSMISSION
by James Mbugua 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

Listers, Recently, Multichoice has indicated that it may need FTA users of its GOTV service to pay a small annual maintenance fee to cover the cost of transmission. This issue has repeatedly raised hackles because, licensed pay-TV providers like GOTV and Startimes are also required by law to carry FTA channels, the "Must-carry" rule. It is not clear who is supposed to cater for the cost of this transmission. Typically, FTA analogue transmission costs were recouped through advertising. So it would seem that there is an issue that needs resolving here particularly when you consider that if there is any after service required, like a problem with the set top boxes, be it GOTV, Startimes, Safaricom etc you return them for service to the respective platform owner. Which raises the question, given that we have a Universal Service Fund to which Telcos/Broadcaster/Network operators contribute to which is meant to facilitate access to Information and Communication Technology to all, why can't this Fund be used to subsidize access to these FTA channels to those who wish to have them? The CA should consider shielding viewers who want to have FTA channels from other incidental costs by reimbursing platform owners for the cost implications of the "Must-carry" rule. My two cents. JG

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Re: [kictanet] CAN USF BE USED TO SUBSIDIZE FTA TRANSMISSION
by ngethe.kariuki2007 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

If there is any payment whatsoever, then it ceases to be FTA. John Kariuki. Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: James Mbugua via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: James Mbugua <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com> Subject: [kictanet] CAN USF BE USED TO SUBSIDIZE FTA TRANSMISSION Listers, Recently, Multichoice has indicated that it may need FTA users of its GOTV service to pay a small annual maintenance fee to cover the cost of transmission. This issue has repeatedly raised hackles because, licensed pay-TV providers like GOTV and Startimes are also required by law to carry FTA channels, the "Must-carry" rule. It is not clear who is supposed to cater for the cost of this transmission. Typically, FTA analogue transmission costs were recouped through advertising. So it would seem that there is an issue that needs resolving here particularly when you consider that if there is any after service required, like a problem with the set top boxes, be it GOTV, Startimes, Safaricom etc you return them for service to the respective platform owner. Which raises the question, given that we have a Universal Service Fund to which Telcos/Broadcaster/Network operators contribute to which is meant to facilitate access to Information and Communication Technology to all, why can't this Fund be used to subsidize access to these FTA channels to those who wish to have them? The CA should consider shielding viewers who want to have FTA channels from other incidental costs by reimbursing platform owners for the cost implications of the "Must-carry" rule. My two cents. JG

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Mombasa Internet traffic re-routed to Nairobi hub
by cdohnio 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

---- *Mombasa Internet traffic re-routed to Nairobi hub* <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Mombasa-Internet-traffic-…> // *Business Daily* <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Mombasa-Internet-traffic-…> Internet traffic to Mombasa and parts of Tanzania will be routed through Nairobi after the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) and a Kenyan telecoms lobby group closed Kenya’s second Internet Exchange Point (IXP) that was based in Mombasa. ---- Shared via *my feedly reader* <http://feedly.com>

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF July 31, 2015
by cdohnio 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

I'd like to say that I like the order that Michael suggested, for me though I'm particularly interested in the discussions on Openness and Inclusiveness and diversity. All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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10 days left to apply for Citizen Lab Summer Institute
by Mose Karanja 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

Listers, The Citizen Lab Summer Institute on Monitoring Internet Openness and Rights is a series of intensive research workshops hosted annually at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. The 2015 Citizen Lab Summer Institute (CLSI) will be held at the University of Toronto from June 24 to 26, 2015. The workshop will bring together participants from across a range of academic disciplines and practitioner communities. Building on our 2013 <https://citizenlab.org/summerinstitute/2013.html> and 2014 <https://citizenlab.org/summerinstitute/2014.html> Summer Institutes, the Institute will be convening to learn how censorship, circumvention, and surveillance may have changed over the past year, what new developments are possible to research information controls, and whether there are trends to the development of information control and freedom tools and policies. The deadline for applications is 30 April 2015. Find more here <http://goo.gl/z2uIei>. -- Mose Karanja +254 724 162536 | @Mose_Karanja <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja> PGP: 0604 3438 218F B62D 38E4 09DE FD15 D21D 1529 552F <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja>

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