January 2020 - KICTANet

Fwd: [Internet Policy] Two major developments that are a major threat to privacy
by Barrack Otieno 22 Jan '20

22 Jan '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via InternetPolicy < internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Date: Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 3:01 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] Two major developments that are a major threat to privacy To: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear colleagues, with much of this mailing list's discussions monopolised by the PIR sale debate, I thought I'd mention two articles that deserve reading, which point to the fact that we might be just months away from privacy dying a very prompt death. I find it sad that only a handful of organisations are making noise about this, and even sadder that the Internet Society nor any of its members appear to understand this this is all Internet-related and therefore of utmost importance. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51188669 -- China's facial recognition coming to a place near you. The video in this report is that of the well publicised test by a UK reporter to see how long it takes for him to be (a) identified and (b) apprehended after his face being added to the system https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-secretive-company-that-might-… -- it's just a matter of months before privacy stops existing altogether and everyone is identified on the streets. Clearview is one such company selling your face. There are several others in the pipeline. Governments really do not need to implement all the surveillance themselves, it's all going to be available commercially. I am now waiting for the day when the database of 3Bn identities gets hacked and we end up with massive identity fraud. Plus all the other Armageddon scenarios around this kind of database being used. I can also foresee apps and web sites for trackmygirlfriend.com and trackmyemployee.com and the more horrific namethatchild.com which pedofiles will like. Of course, none of this has been deemed to be in the Internet Society's Remit for 2020, so I'm probably sending this to the wrong forum. Let's get back to bashing the PIR sale sandbox. Kindest regards, Olivier _______________________________________________ To manage your Internet Society subscriptions or unsubscribe, log into the Member Portal at https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login and go to the Interests tab within your profile. - View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Apple Publishes New Transparency Report on Govt Data Requests
by Ali Hussein 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

Listers Apple published its latest report on government requests for data in its ecosystem. From actual hardware requests to its iTunes and App Store ecosystem. What are the implications in Kenya with our new data protection law? https://9to5mac.com/2020/01/18/apple-first-half-2019-transparency-report/ Ali Hussein +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Private data for jobs
by meshack emakunat 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

Hello A colleague of mine has just been given several consent forms to sign from HR. They pertain to allowing a company called Peleza to investigate her background. Question: - Is this morally right that two companies can trade information (Private) for jobs? - Does it mean that this company literally buying private information about its employees to guarantee their retention?

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Inside the Billion-Dollar Battle Over .Org
by Mwendwa Kivuva 10 Jan '20

10 Jan '20

By New York Times. Two months ago, Ethos Capital, a private equity firm, announced that it planned to buy the rights to a tract of internet real estate for more than $1 billion. But it wasn’t just any piece of digital property. It was dot-org, the cyber neighborhood that is home to big nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations like the United Nations (un.org <https://www.un.org/>) and NPR (npr.org <https://www.npr.org/>), and to little ones like neighborhood clubs. The deal was met with a fierce backlash. Critics argued that a less commercial corner of the internet should not be controlled by a profit-driven private equity firm, as a matter of both principle and practice. Online petitions <https://savedotorg.org/> and letters of concern came from hundreds of organizations, thousands of individuals and four Democrats <https://www.keypointsabout.org/blog/the-internet-society-pir-and-ethos-resp…> in Congress, including Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. Rarely has the acronym-strewn realm of internet addresses — so-called domain names — stirred such passion. Read on https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/technology/dot-org-private-equity-battle… Mwendwa Kivuva, Now, a group of respected internet pioneers and nonprofit leaders is offering an alternative to Ethos Capital’s bid: a nonprofit cooperative corporation. The incorporation papers for the new entity, the Cooperative Corporation of .ORG Registrants, were filed this week in California. The goal of the group is not only to persuade the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which oversees internet domain names, to stop the sale. It is also to persuade ICANN to hand it the management of dot-org instead. “This is a better alternative,” said Esther Dyson, who served as the first chair of ICANN, from 1998 to 2000, and is one of seven directors of the new cooperative. “If you’re owned by private equity, your incentive is to make a profit. Our incentive is to serve and protect nonprofits and the public.” ______________________

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Fwd: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST NEEDED URGENTLY!!!!!
by Sebastian Musyoka 08 Jan '20

08 Jan '20

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Careers Office (UoN) <careers(a)uonbi.ac.ke> Date: Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 2:23 PM Subject: Fwd: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST NEEDED URGENTLY!!!!! To: <all(a)students.uonbi.ac.ke> Greetings and Happy New Year 2020, A German Funded Project urgently need a Graduate with degree in Environmental Studies: *3 CVs needed before Tuesday 7 Jan 2020* *Interviews to be done Friday 10 Jan 2020* *Start Working on Monday 13 Jan 2020* If you know somebody with below qualifications, please send the CV with subject: Environmental Specialist to careers(a)uonbi.ac.ke on or before 7 January 2020. *Job Description:* The environmental specialist in this project referred to as *Green SPecialist (GS*) will be responsible for: 1. *Developing environmentally friendly sensitization materials in the mentioned topics.* 2. *Conducting campaigns in the assigned regions.* 3. *Spearheading environmental friendly activities in the institutions of operation.* 4. *Training and following up the liaison persons at the centres.* 5. *Preparing regular reports.* 6. *Continuously collecting information leading to the development of a training manual in the areas of environmental conservation and sustainability. * 7. *Networking with organisations dealing with environmental sensitization.* The successful candidate *should possess a degree in environmental or studies* or its equivalent. Kind regards. -- ----------------------------------------- A KEBS 9001:2015 Certified Organization, No. KEBS/QMS/RF:064 Rev. 03 -- -------------------------------------------------------- Johnson Ireri Kinyua Director of Career Services University of Nairobi, Main Campus G8 Office, Mahatma Gandhi Building, Ground Floor Tel: +254 20 491 8121 Mobile: +254 716398980 *"Opportunities meet only those who are prepared"* ----------------------------------------- A KEBS 9001:2015 Certified Organization, No. KEBS/QMS/RF:064 Rev. 03 ------------------------------ The University of Nairobi is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uonbi.ac.ke Twitter: @uonbi https://twitter.com/uonb -- *Sebastian Musyoka*

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Open Call for Community Members to Join the New Africa Strategy Working Group
by Bob Ochieng 07 Jan '20

07 Jan '20

Dear All, Please see details about this call here: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/open-call-for-community-members-to-join-the… <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/open-call-for-community-members-to-join-the…> If you are interested in joining the new Africa Strategy Working Group, this call remains open until 15 January 2019 at 23:59 UTC. Thank you. Regard Bob.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Gov Weekly Brief (W1Y20): UN to draft treaty on cybercrime; California's new data privacy law; Brazil fines Facebook $1.6; Microsoft takes down 50 domains; NRO issues Request for .ORG Sale; 18 central banks on digital currencies......
by Barrack Otieno 07 Jan '20

07 Jan '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mamadou LO <alfamamadou(a)hotmail.com> Date: Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 2:36 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Gov Weekly Brief (W1Y20): UN to draft treaty on cybercrime; California's new data privacy law; Brazil fines Facebook $1.6; Microsoft takes down 50 domains; NRO issues Request for .ORG Sale; 18 central banks on digital currencies...... To: africann(a)afrinic.net <africann(a)afrinic.net> Hi all! Good and happy new year 2020 to you! For your documentation, kindly find our weekly web review on Internet Governance <https://internetgov.news/internet-gov-weekly-brief-w1y20-un-to-draft-treaty…> with some main titles featured below. Cordially =================================================================== INDEX / MAIN NEWS • UN gives green light to draft treaty to combat cybercrime • Huawei gets a green light from India for 5G trials • California Rings In The New Year With A New Data Privacy Law • Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 million for improper sharing of user data • Microsoft takes down 50 domains operated by North Korean hackers • European Central Bank Announces New DLT Proof-Of-Concept Called EUROchain • At least 18 central banks are developing sovereign digital currencies • The Number Resource Organization (NRO) Issues Inspection Request to ICANN Concerning the .ORG Sale • Phone and internet contracts to be simplified across the EU • ICANN open public comment • Taking Stock of IGF 2019 and Call for Inputs for IGF 2020 Read review here : https://internetgov.news/internet-gov-weekly-brief-w1y20-un-to-draft-treaty… _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Connected Kenya Survey
by Lilian Kimeto 06 Jan '20

06 Jan '20

Dear Listers, A Happy 2020 from us at the ICT Authority to you all ! Secondly,we appreciate all those who managed to attend the Strategic Plan Stakeholder Workshop on the 19th December 2019.We also appreciate all those who send us insights/feedback/input online.All these will go a long way in improving the document. Thirdly, i request us to participate in a 3-5 minutes online survey on Connected Kenya Summit,which ICTA has organised since 2008.Please feel free to give your honest feedback as it will help us organise a more engaging thought leadership forum for sector. Please visit our website www.icta.go.ke and/or use the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebc_wUD3RCKZBaSwxxTN_VGWDIPvLSYRr… With kind regards, Lilian Kimeto Head of Communications The ICT Authority Teleposta Towers 12th Floor,Kenyatta Avenue Po Box 27150-00100Nairobi ,Kenya Tel + 254 20 2089061 www.icta.go.ke communications(a)ict.go.ke info(a)ict.go.ke t: ICTAuthorityKE <https://twitter.com/ICTAuthorityKE> f: ICT Authority

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UN’s Approach to Protecting and Promoting Civic Space | Global Dev Hub
by Lydia gachungi 03 Jan '20

03 Jan '20

<https://www.globaldevhub.org/> MenuToggle navigation UN’s Approach to Protecting and Promoting Civic Space 13 Jan - 24 Jan 2020 SHARE THIS PAGE - <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=UN%E2%80%99s%20Approach%20to%20Protec…> - <https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globaldevhub…> - <http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/offer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globaldevh…> Go back to UN’s Approach to Protecting and Promoting Civic Space <https://www.globaldevhub.org/civicspace> Published on 5 December 2019 in UN’s Approach to Protecting and Promoting Civic Space <https://www.globaldevhub.org/civicspace> 0 <https://www.globaldevhub.org/node/518/#section-comments> Welcome to the Online Consultation13 Jan - 24 Jan 2020 >From 13 Jan - 24 Jan 2020, please contribute to the development of the UN coherent and systematic approach to protecting and promoting civic space. The feedback and recommendations received during the consultations will feed into the development of the UN’s overall approach and strategy on the protection and promotion of civic space. The target audience for this consultation are civil society actors at international, regional, national and local levels working on issues related to development, peace and security, human rights and humanitarian action. ------------------------------ Important information: - Preview the "Consultation Questions" below - Read the *Have Your Say on Civic Space <https://www.globaldevhub.org/system/files/2019-12/Have%20your%20say%20on%20…>* brochure. - Read about "Your Privacy and the Terms of Use" and the "Language Capabilities" <https://www.globaldevhub.org/civicspace> of the consultation - Contact civicspacesurvey(a)ohchr.org for more information. ------------------------------ Receive a notification when this consultation starts: 1. Select "*Sign up <https://www.globaldevhub.org/user/register>*" from the top right of the page and create an account (or "*Log in <https://www.globaldevhub.org/user/login>*" if you already have an account). 2. Return to this page (*http://globaldevhub.org/civicspace <http://globaldevhub.org/civicspace>*) and select the yellow "Join" button that will appear in the banner image. Please contribute to the development of the UN coherent and systematic approach to protecting and promoting civic space. The feedback and recommendations received during the consultations will feed into the development of the UN’s overall approach and strategy on the protection and promotion of civic space. https://www.globaldevhub.org/node/518/

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