November 2022 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] KICTANet Digest, Vol 177, Issue 12
by Adrian Teri 16 Nov '22

16 Nov '22

Sarit Centre you say. Wonder if the young fella on brand is also being compensated on those same tokens... Meanwhile, the rest of the world is going through a cryptocurrency *extinction*. You read that right. Not a *"Winter"* but an *extinction*! Are #Kenyans the IE of internet browsers? Regards, Adrian Teri ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:23:48 +0300 > Subject: [kictanet] World coin collecting biometrics of Kenyans > Have you heard of World Coin? What is the value of your iris scan? World > Coin scans the iris of the public in exchange of the WorldCoin > cryptocurrency. I came across them at Sarit Center today. Is this legal? > Has Kenyan government and Office of the Data Protection Commissioner given > then the go ahead to mass scan the biometrics of Kenyans? > > According to the project’s team, around 30 orbs that can scan people’s > eyes and create a unique identifier are located all across the world. > Worldcoin orbs can be found in France, Sudan, Indonesia, Kenya, and Chile. > Worldcoin’s orbs are maintained by “Orb Operators” who get rewarded for > soliciting potential Worldcoin participants. Depending on when the person > got in on the project, token recipients can get between $10 and $200 worth > of the digital asset worldcoin (WC). > > The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden scorned Sam Altman’s Worldcoin > intro tweet as well. “This looks like it produces a global (hash) database > of people’s iris scans (for ‘fairness’), and waves away the implications by > saying ‘we deleted the scans,’” Snowden said. “Yeah, but you save the > *hashes* produced by the scans. Hashes that match *future* scans. Don’t > catalogue eyeballs,” Snowden added. > > > https://news.bitcoin.com/iris-scanning-worldcoin-idea-fuels-objections-from… >

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World coin collecting biometrics of Kenyans
by Mwendwa Kivuva 16 Nov '22

16 Nov '22

Have you heard of World Coin? What is the value of your iris scan? World Coin scans the iris of the public in exchange of the WorldCoin cryptocurrency. I came across them at Sarit Center today. Is this legal? Has Kenyan government and Office of the Data Protection Commissioner given then the go ahead to mass scan the biometrics of Kenyans? According to the project’s team, around 30 orbs that can scan people’s eyes and create a unique identifier are located all across the world. Worldcoin orbs can be found in France, Sudan, Indonesia, Kenya, and Chile. Worldcoin’s orbs are maintained by “Orb Operators” who get rewarded for soliciting potential Worldcoin participants. Depending on when the person got in on the project, token recipients can get between $10 and $200 worth of the digital asset worldcoin (WC). The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden scorned Sam Altman’s Worldcoin intro tweet as well. “This looks like it produces a global (hash) database of people’s iris scans (for ‘fairness’), and waves away the implications by saying ‘we deleted the scans,’” Snowden said. “Yeah, but you save the *hashes* produced by the scans. Hashes that match *future* scans. Don’t catalogue eyeballs,” Snowden added. https://news.bitcoin.com/iris-scanning-worldcoin-idea-fuels-objections-from…

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Invitation to Paradigm Initiative's Exclusive Movie Premiere at IGF in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
by Judith Ogutu 15 Nov '22

15 Nov '22

Greetings from Paradigm Initiative, We invite you to join us for the exclusive premiere of our Short Film titled *Finding Diana* on *Wednesday*, *November 30th, 2022,* at *Radisson Blu Hotel* in *Addis Ababa, Ethiopia*. The movie will be screened on the sidelines of this year's Internet Governance Forum (#IGF2022) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Kindly register your availability with us. Below is an RSVP link: 👉 *https://bit.ly/ShortFIlmRSVP <https://bit.ly/ShortFIlmRSVP> * Kind Regards Judith Ogutu Communications Manager [image: Logo] <https://paradigmhq.org/> Paradigm Initiative Ambank House, 12th Floor Nairobi, Kenya t: +254 721259193 m: 0721259193 e: judith.ogutu(a)paradigmhq.org www.paradigmhq.org [image: Facebook icon] <https://web.facebook.com/ParadigmHQ> [image: LinkedIn icon] <https://ng.linkedin.com/company/paradigmhq> [image: Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/ParadigmHQ> [image: Youtube icon] <https://www.youtube.com/paradigmhq> [image: Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/paradigmhq> [image: Banner] <https://paradigmhq.org/reports/> This email is confidential and intended for the recipient(s) specified in the message only. It is strictly forbidden to share any part of this message with any third party without the written consent of the sender. If you have received this message in error, please delete it immediately.

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Climate Change and Tech Research
by Grace Githaiga 14 Nov '22

14 Nov '22

Greetings Listers There is an Organization looking for someone doing research on climate change and tech. Kindly inbox if you are in this area and interested in some gig. Rgds GG -- Grace Githaiga KICTANet Convenor KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/>

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How to Participate in #EAIGF2022: East African Internet Governance Forum
by David Indeje 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

Dear Listers, The 9th East African Internet Governance Forum begins today in Arusha, Tanzania. This year's theme is "a resilient internet for shared common knowledge in East Africa". Key agenda items include: 1. Access and inclusion in East Africa 2. Role of Policymakers in advancing internet development in East Africa 3. Cyber security policy needs for East Africa 4. Building an inclusive digital economy in EA 5. Addressing digital threats to democracy in East Africa You can participate virtually https://eaigf.africa/ or also follow online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxZ98O5eh1I -- *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje* *KICTANet Communications *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/>

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Fwd: // Call for applications / Youth Tandem Project //
by Grace Githaiga 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Dear Listers This might be of interest to our young people. Kindly ask any one interested to apply. Kind regards Grace ---------- Forwarded message --------- Dear Aisha, Grace and Eric, I trust that you are well. After having spread the idea of the DW Akademie youth pilot project during my visit in Nairobi, I hereby send you some more information. Kindly ask* 8 highly motivated young people *from your organisation to apply by sending the *motivation letter* via email as well as the *audio message on WhatsApp, *see more details in the* information sheet* attached. The youth whom you ask to apply should have a keen interest in technology, climate and communication, be open to work together with journalists and willing to learn from each other. Only then will the project be a success. Please note: This is not the invitation to a normal training; it will lead to a hackathon in January 2023 - an intensive weekend where teams create new concepts and/or products - it is a competition, and there will be an award ceremony for the best creations. For the application, kindly forward the *template and the information sheet *attached to the candidates of your organisation. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I wish you a restful weekend. Kind regards, Almuth *Dr. **Almuth **Schellpeper* Project Manager Africa | Media Development DW (Deutsche Welle) | Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3 | 53113 Bonn | Germany T +49.228.429.3530 <+492284293530> | almuth.schellpeper(a)dw.com -- Grace Githaiga KICTANet Convenor KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/>

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Concern: Man charged for using new Safaricom line to get Sh400, 000 from Co-op Bank
by David Indeje 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Dear Listers, This week: “I thought I had won Lotto, Tatua Tatu or Shabiki.com [lotteries] when I received the money, because I had been participating in the betting,” Mr Atambo told the magistrate. He said he had no reason to doubt himself because he had been betting when he received the text message to access the account. Man charged for using new Safaricom line to get Sh400,000 from Co-op Bank | Nation <https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/nairobi/man-charged-for-using-new-safa…>

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Invitation to Attend Public Screening on Content Moderation - The Cleaners Documentary screening and Panel Discussion
by alfred＠kenya.ai 08 Nov '22

08 Nov '22

Hello Listers, Ai Kenya in partnership with Alliance Francaise Nairobi will be holding a public free-to-attend documentary screening on the topic of content moderation. We will have a panel of cross-industry experts for a brief discussion on content moderation after the screening. Much of the content ( text , photo , video) that we interact with on social media platforms are always moderated. The Cleaners is a documentary that looks into the lives of content moderators, and the experiences they go through to ensure that we have a better experience of social media content. A trailer of the documentary can be viewed on https://bit.ly/3Uum85r The event will be held on Thursday 17th November from 6 PM - 9.30 PM at Alliance Francaise Nairobi , Utalii Lane, Nairobi CBD. Get your free ticket by RSVP on https://bit.ly/aikfilm A great event to attend both for software developers , lawyers, researchers, content creators , and any one interested in the topic of Content Moderation. Event is free to attend. Looking forward to seeing you there next week. Kind regards, Alfred Ongere Founder, Ai Kenya Managing director, Mind Intelligence Ltd

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Public Participation: Digital Sound Broadcasting Framework
by David Indeje 08 Nov '22

08 Nov '22

Dear Listers, The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has formulated a draft Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) framework. This was developed in partnership with the Association for Progressive Communication and the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), with support from the United Kingdom’s Digital Access Programme. Our participation is in line with our mission to promote an enabling environment in the ICT sector that is robust, open, accessible, and rights-based through multi stakeholder approaches. The Authority, therefore, invites comments from all stakeholders, including members of the public, licensees utilizing spectrum resources and government institutions on the proposed framework available on the Authority’s website at: https://ca.go.ke/consumers/public-consultations/ -- *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje* *KICTANet Communications *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/>

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Congratulations Eng John Tanui on nomination as PS ICT and The Digital Economy
by Mwendwa Kivuva 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

Congratulations Eng John Tanui, the Chief Executive Officer of Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) on being nominated as PS State Department of ICT and The Digital Economy in the Ministry of ICT and Digital Economy. When some community members visited Konza Technopolis <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/kictanet-site-visit-to-konza-technop…>, Eng Tanui and his team spared valuable time from their schedule to show us the progress so far, and the vision for the future. As PS, the job is well cut out to continue supporting the industry. Eng Tanui has been in the industry for a long time and understands the ICT challenges and needs of the industry. His experience as an executive will enable him to take Kenya's Silicon Savanah to greater heights. We look forward to continued engagement. Best Regards, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva

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