July 2015 - KICTANet

Draft Kenya IGF Programme
by Grace Githaiga 10 Jul '15

10 Jul '15

Dear Listers Greetings! Please find attached the Kenya IGF draft programme. We have received several confirmations and still wait for others. We will therefore share the final programme once we have all the information. In the meantime, this should give you an idea of what we expect on July 31, 2015. Looking forward to seeing many of you on that day. Kivuva will post the schedule for our online debate, which will be moderated by Grace Bomu Mutung'u and Barrack Otieno. Have a great weekend. RgdsGG

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Fw: DIGITAL AFRICA 2015, FINALLY HERE
by Matunda Nyanchama 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

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2015 Internet Report
by Grace Githaiga 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

The Internet Society has released the Global Internet Report 2015: Mobile Evolution and Development of the Internet. "While there's no question that the mobile Internet is changing everything, there are still big reasons why people aren't logging on. The 2015 Global Internet Report presents data that shows it's not always a question of if it's available, but rather how cost and a lack of useful content are core to why people are not opting in". Read more on:http://www.internetsociety.org/globalinternetreport/ PDF version http://www.internetsociety.org/globalinternetreport/assets/download/IS_web.….

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Session with Olaf Kolkman at the iHub
by Paul M 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Tomorrow on Thursday *July 9th from 2:00-4:00pm*, Olaf KolKman the CTO of the Internet Society will hold an informal session with the tech community at the iHub. Kindly confirm your attendance at the following Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interactive-session-with-olaf-kolkman-tickets-… -- :-) Paul M

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Paybill charges
by memakunat＠yahoo.com 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

All Do we have extra charges for paybill through mpesa. If I pay a kplc prepaid bill of 180 and am charged 22 kshs then the cost on my end is 202 kshs. The i get charged an extra 36 kshs as a deduction to the 180 kshs token purchased hence my token is 144. I dont understand

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Fwd: [Community-il] ** APPLY NOW!!! Applications Open for Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 94 (Yokohama, Japan) **
by Mwendwa Kivuva 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

FYI ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Niel Harper <harper(a)isoc.org> Date: 6 July 2015 at 18:02 Subject: [Community-il] ** APPLY NOW!!! Applications Open for Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 94 (Yokohama, Japan) ** To: "community-il(a)elists.isoc.org" <community-il(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear All, The Internet Society is inviting applications for its latest Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF. The Fellowship programme allows engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship applications for the IETF 94 in Yokohama, Japan: * IETF 94, November 1-6, 2015, Yokohama, Japan. Information about the programme and links to apply can be found at: http://www.internetsociety.org/fellows-ietf Fellowship applications will close on 26 July, 2015. I encourage you to apply or pass this information about the programme to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the Internet protocol development activities of the IETF. The Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF are sponsored by Afilias, Google, NBCUniversal, Microsoft, and Verisign. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper < harper(a)isoc.org>. Regards, ----------------------------- Niel Harper Senior Manager, Next Generation Leaders Programmes Internet Society 1775 Wiehle Avenue Reston, VA Email: harper(a)isoc.org Skype: OlokunBB Follow us on Twitter at @ISOC_NextGen <https://twitter.com/ISOC_NextGen>! _______________________________________________ Community-il mailing list Community-il(a)elists.isoc.org https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/community-il

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eCitizen - for visitor visa's
by Mark Elkins 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

I'm flying in on Sunday to attend the African DNS workshop. I see that from Yesterday - I should get an eVisa...... and that applications take at least two days and up to seven days.... I hold a UK Passport... ho hum... I'm unsure why there should be an extra 1$ service fee - as the usual $50 should surly include all service fees? The $1 is no biggie - but as the folks who would check visitor visa's now should have less to do - would that not cove the $1???? :-) Part of the instructions read that you can not scan photographs, yet the system depends on you scanning photographs... After uploading a (scanned) picture, I entered the Visa section. I'm confused as to why it wants another picture of me??? I'm hoping that it'll store everything - so every time I (re)apply for a visa - it already knows my previous answers - which generally will not change. Lastly - anyone know why it should take up to seven (working?) days???? Anyone know any of the developers? So glad its not compulsory for the next 60 days.. :-) -- Mark James ELKINS - Posix Systems - (South) Africa mje(a)posix.co.za Tel: +27.128070590 Cell: +27.826010496 For fast, reliable, low cost Internet in ZA: https://ftth.posix.co.za

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IPv6 Deployment: Kenya leads in Africa
by Paul M 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Although still in its early stages of deployment, Kenya is ranked 47th in the world & 1st in Africa in percentage of IPv6 adoption and requests made to backbone provider- Akamai. Noteworthy as it ranks ahead of Hong Kong and the UK which have substantially higher Internet penetration rates. www.stateoftheinternet.com/trends-visualizations-ipv6-adoption-ipv4-exhaust…

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Africa DNS forum Programme
by Mwendwa Kivuva 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Greetings, Has anybody seen an online copy of the African DNS forum programme happening in the next three days in Nairobi? Please share the link. Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Fwd: [ME-DNS-Forum] Africa DNS Forum | Nairobi, Kenya | July 6-8, 2015
by Barrack Otieno 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Fahd Batayneh <fahd.batayneh(a)icann.org> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 08:38:48 +0000 Subject: [ME-DNS-Forum] Africa DNS Forum | Nairobi, Kenya | July 6-8, 2015 To: ME DNS Forum <mednsf(a)mednsf.org> Friends and Colleagues, For those interested in following the 3rd edition of the Africa DNS Forum in Nairobi, Kenya (time zone is UTC+3.00), you can do so remotely using the link at http://livestream.com/accounts/686369/africadnsforum. Thank you, Fahd Batayneh ICANN -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Africa DNS Forum Livestream in HD
by Bob Omondi 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Dear all, Please follow remotely from: http://livestream.com/accounts/686369/africadnsforum Regards Bob.

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Re: [kictanet] eCitizen - for visitor visa's
by Mwendwa Kivuva 05 Jul '15

05 Jul '15

I support you Washington. Our Visa system should be reciprocal. We suffer more getting visa to other lands. Probably our diplomatic corps should improve their act in bilateral talks for easier flow of Kenyans across other borders On Jul 5, 2015 5:11 PM, "Odhiambo Washington via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I actually think w should charge as much as the US and the UK. On Sun, Jul 5, 2015, 15:27 Gichuki John Chuksjonia via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > By September you will have to apply online, you won't get it on Arrival. > For now just fly out, you should get it when you land. > Kenya is also getting powerful and if other countries as proofing to do > the same to us, e.g SA, then why dont we do the same? > On 5 Jul 2015 13:34, "Mark Mwangi via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Well this has been the state of affairs for getting visas to Europe and >> the US so why is it so surprising that we are doing it too? >> >> On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 6:54 PM, Steve Muchai via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Hi Mark, >>> You needn't worry for now. The old system will run concurrently: >>> >>> http://www.scribd.com/doc/270498014/Media-Release-Clarifying-Visa-Applicati… >>> >>> Regards, >>> Steve. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Mark Elkins via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm flying in on Sunday to attend the African DNS workshop. I see that >>>> from Yesterday - I should get an eVisa...... and that applications take >>>> at least two days and up to seven days.... >>>> >>>> I hold a UK Passport... ho hum... >>>> >>>> I'm unsure why there should be an extra 1$ service fee - as the usual >>>> $50 should surly include all service fees? The $1 is no biggie - but as >>>> the folks who would check visitor visa's now should have less to do - >>>> would that not cove the $1???? :-) >>>> >>>> Part of the instructions read that you can not scan photographs, yet the >>>> system depends on you scanning photographs... >>>> >>>> After uploading a (scanned) picture, I entered the Visa section. >>>> >>>> I'm confused as to why it wants another picture of me??? >>>> >>>> I'm hoping that it'll store everything - so every time I (re)apply for a >>>> visa - it already knows my previous answers - which generally will not >>>> change. >>>> >>>> Lastly - anyone know why it should take up to seven (working?) days???? >>>> >>>> Anyone know any of the developers? >>>> >>>> >>>> So glad its not compulsory for the next 60 days.. :-) >>>> -- >>>> Mark James ELKINS - Posix Systems - (South) Africa >>>> mje(a)posix.co.za Tel: +27.128070590 Cell: +27.826010496 >>>> For fast, reliable, low cost Internet in ZA: https://ftth.posix.co.za >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/smuchai%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>>> regulation. 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The cybersecurity industry’s billion dollar scam
by Matunda Nyanchama 03 Jul '15

03 Jul '15

Worth reading! Gist: cyber product technology remains archaic! Read on. The cybersecurity industry’s billion dollar scam | | | | | | | | | | | The cybersecurity industry’s billion dollar scamThe cybersecurity industry can be romanticized as a crime-fighting cabal of protectors facing off against hackers to keep the Internet safe. In this version of the ... | | | | View on thenextweb.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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CLARIFICATION OF THE MEASURES THE AUTHORITY IS PUTTING IN PLACE TO MANAGE CYBERCRIME
by Kingori, Hazel 03 Jul '15

03 Jul '15

Good morning Listers, Attached find a statement issued by the Authority to clarify on cyber crime management. Kind regards, Hazel King’ori

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Data roaming charges to end in EU within two years
by meshack emakunat 03 Jul '15

03 Jul '15

fyi Data roaming charges to end in EU within two years - BBC News | | | | | | | | | | | Data roaming charges to end in EU within two years - BBC...After its watered down plans were attacked in March, the EU reaches a deal to end mobile data roaming charges and define net neutrality rules. | | | | View on www.bbc.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | |

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Rules could split Safaricom’s revenue arms
by cdohnio 03 Jul '15

03 Jul '15

Despite the misleading headline, this law could affect the industry for years to come. No one is denying Safaricom's dominance, the real question is are they abusing it? Despite following this story for months I'm yet to hear just how this abuse has happened ---- *Rules could split Safaricom’s revenue arms* <http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Rules-could-split-Safaricom-revenue-arms/-…> // *Daily Nation RSS Feeds: Home* <http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Rules-could-split-Safaricom-revenue-arms/-…> Safaricom is staring at tough times as Parliament begins discussing regulations that will restrict its movements in the market and punish it for abusing dominance. ---- Shared via *my feedly reader* <http://feedly.com>

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Chicago’s cloud tax
by Barrack Otieno 02 Jul '15

02 Jul '15

Listers, Interesting read. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Joly MacFie" <joly(a)punkcast.com> Date: Jul 2, 2015 10:36 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] Chicago’s cloud tax To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Cc: This could be an alarming development if it caught on internationally? http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/1/8876817/chicago-cloud-tax-online-streaming… <snip intro> Chicago's new tax is actually composed of two recent rulings made by the city's Department of Finance: one covering "electronically delivered amusements" and another covering "nonpossessory computer leases." Each one takes an existing tax law and extends it to levy an extra 9 percent tax on certain types of online services. The first ruling presumably covers streaming media services like Netflix and Spotify, while the second would cover remote database or computing platforms like Amazon Web Services or Lexis Nexis. Under the new law, what passes as $100 of server time in Springfield would cost $109 if you're conducting it from an office in Chicago. Although the tax is technically levied on consumers, some companies are already preparing to collect it as part of the monthly bill. Netflix says it’s already making arrangements to add the tax to the cost charged to its Chicago customers. "Jurisdictions around the world, including the US, are trying to figure out ways to tax online services," said a Netflix representative, reached by The Verge. "This is one approach." The result for services is both higher prices and a new focus on localization. For the web services portion, the most likely effect is simply moving servers outside of the city limits — and, where possible, the offices that use them. Once implemented, streaming services will also have to keep closer track of which subscribers fall under the new tax, whether through billing addresses or more restrictive methods like IP tracking, which is already used to enforce rights restrictions. Some lawyers have already taken issue with the city's move. After the rulings were announced, Reed Smith partner Michael Wynne argued the taxes violate both the Federal Telecommunications Act and, in the case of the second ruling, 1998's Internet Tax Freedom Act, intended to prevent discrimination against services delivered over the internet. "I could do that same activity of research using books or periodicals without being taxed," Wynne says. "So it does seem like I'm being picked on because I chose to do it online." But while the law may seem onerous, it's also a response to an increasingly difficult reality for cash-strapped cities, particularly as online services start to take a bite out of the businesses in the urban center. Twenty years ago, the same albums and movies were consumed at video rental outlets and music stores — which paid local property taxes, potentially paired with municipal sales taxes and other brick-and-mortar duties. But as online subscription services take over more and more of our music and video budgets, that money ends up disappearing from the traditional municipal tax base. By 2015, the people of Chicago are being entertained by corporations outside of the reach of the city government, leaving it scrambling to make up the difference. Facing a severe budget shortfall, it's easy to see how a city might look toward online services to fill the gap. Still, the net result for cloud services and customers alike is a confusing hodgepodge. If taxes like Chicago's become widespread, it could become a persistent problem for services like the newly launched Apple Music, which hope to tempt listeners away from ad-supported services like Spotify’s free tier. It would also mean further monitoring on where media is being consumed, which would mean the experience of using a VPN to watch a US-only video might be a harbinger of things to come. In the meantime, the law world is struggling to piece through what the old laws will really mean for the cloud. "There's no question that the city needs revenue and I can see where things are escaping the old tax base," says Wynne, "I think the objectionable part is that, instead of drafting new laws for that, we're simply stretching the old laws to fit." -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- - -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Watch live on 2 July - WSIS+10 consultations from the UN in New York
by Barrack Otieno 01 Jul '15

01 Jul '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dan York <york(a)isoc.org> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 17:25:07 +0000 Subject: [Internet Policy] Watch live on 2 July - WSIS+10 consultations from the UN in New York To: Internet Policy External <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Internet-Policy members, Tomorrow (2 July) Constance will be speaking at the U.N. in New York as part of the consultations leading up to the 10-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). She wrote about what she will be saying in her remarks: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/07/isoc-speaking-2-… and that has been shared out to social media at: https://twitter.com/internetsociety/status/616294137101357056 https://twitter.com/ISOCPolicy/status/616294137059356672 https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/posts/10152724560723239 https://plus.google.com/+InternetSociety/posts/3m1Ssou3AJm The session will be streamed live from 10:00am until 6:00pm US Eastern (UTC-4) at: http://webtv.un.org/ More information about WSIS - and the Internet Society's positions related to WSIS - can be found at: https://www.internetsociety.org/wsis Regards, Dan -- Dan York Senior Content Strategist, Internet Society york(a)isoc.org<mailto:york@isoc.org> +1-802-735-1624 Jabber: york(a)jabber.isoc.org<mailto:york@jabber.isoc.org> Skype: danyork http://twitter.com/danyork http://www.internetsociety.org/<http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] Fwd: Tough new rules force all Internet users to list their gadgets
by Grace Githaiga 01 Jul '15

01 Jul '15

Looking at the story, I wondered if the journalist had misunderstood the DG or really KENIC is going to be given the role of policing WIFIs. Is this really feasible and is it KENIC's role? It just does not sound right. A response from CA may set the record straight! Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:31:06 -0700 To: kelvin(a)skysys.co.ke CC: isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke Subject: Re: [isoc_ke] Fwd: [kictanet] Tough new rules force all Internet users to list their gadgets From: isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke Security is a function of personal freedom. This binary concept of privacy or security pushes people to compromise on privacy in the myopic idea that security if paramount. However, unless the people feel safe enough to express themselves, share ideas, organize and basically have that democratic culture, the state understanding of security keeps drifting away from how the citizens understand it. Cyber crime is, as expected, related to growth in internet connection. Not just in Kenya but globally. Let no one sound the alarm as if Kenya is a special case. I think the solution lies most importantly in enabling the user defend herself online. 123456 is not a password, no Nigerian will send you USD250,000 just for sharing your name...and a host of behavioral reverse engineering tricks. That is our first line of defence, while investing seriously in technical capacity locally. How enforceable are these directives anyway? On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 2:19 AM, Kelvin Githira via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: Hi All, I will keep this as simple and as short as i can, just the way i know how to. The fight against cyber crime is wide and cannot just be won by casting the net on free wifi users. forms of crime vary from sms, phone calls. emails and on chat applications. To even get close to keeping cyber crime at bay a few things (among others) in my opinion will need to happen in no given order -cast the net wider to include the use of pen registers and as well as trap and trace devices by the law enforcement authority ( while doing so define what is to be surveyed, is it mass surveillance or only where there is suspicion of crime ? -Substantiate between devices used to access and platforms used to access i.e a cell phone with mac address x and an email address used by user y ( while doing so define notification to unsuspecting users as well as define the Gag rule to ISP mandated on this process -define broadly information revealed by "digital dialed" over circuit switched telephony networks as well as information reveled by addressing on packet switched internet networks. - while tapping into this various forms of communication , law enforcement will need the cooperation of third parties such as the ISP's and telephone companies, to what extend i ask ? again we are faced with the dilemma, how far should we allow our government to go in there efforts to protect us against crime and terrorism while protecting freedoms and privacy? or is it a case of giving up liberties for more security? Simply put others will argue that the intent is access the internet and sign up freely for surveillance. regards, kelvin On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Barrack Otieno via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 20:55:10 +0000 Subject: [kictanet] Tough new rules force all Internet users to list their gadgets To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Cc: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Kenyans using Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet in public places will be required to register their mobile devices with the Kenya Network Information Centre (Kenic), under new rules aimed at fighting cybercrime.The customers will be required to provide their telephone numbers and identity card details, which can be used to track them down should they use their gadgets to commit cybercrimes such as fraud or hacking websites. Read on: http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-WiFi-Internet-Rules-Cybercrime/-/1056/27711… -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc -- Kind Regards, Kelvin Githira ----+254723284562 Business Development Manager www.skysys.co.ke _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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Re: [kictanet] Tough new rules force all Internet users to list their gadgets
by cdohnio 01 Jul '15

01 Jul '15

This is the one of the most ridiculous things I've heard suggested, this government has proven that they know nothing about cyber security. These are the same people who wanted to implement deep packet inspection in the name of security. We have a constitutionally granted right to privacy and I for one will fight to keep it so

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Tough new rules force all Internet users to list their gadgets
by Grace Githaiga 01 Jul '15

01 Jul '15

Kenyans using Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet in public places will be required to register their mobile devices with the Kenya Network Information Centre (Kenic), under new rules aimed at fighting cybercrime.The customers will be required to provide their telephone numbers and identity card details, which can be used to track them down should they use their gadgets to commit cybercrimes such as fraud or hacking websites. Read on: http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-WiFi-Internet-Rules-Cybercrime/-/1056/27711…

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