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Fwd: [At-Large] Security broken. WHOIS it?
by Barrack Otieno 29 Jul '17

29 Jul '17

Might be of interest to some. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Derek Smythe <derek(a)aa419.org> Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 1:26 AM Subject: [At-Large] Security broken. WHOIS it? To: at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://blog.aa419.org/2017/07/26/security-broken-whois-it/ As a consumer of WHOIS data in our attempt at fighting cyber fraud, we noticed WHOIS lookups failing the past day and a bit. This failure was noticed using various utilities across various platforms and locations. Further investigations shows the gTLD registry data format had changed for .net and .com domains, specifically the format line to the registrar’s WHOIS server. As per the ICANN specifications, and how it was, this should be the registry format (bold for the sake of emphasis): Domain Name: VERISIGN.COM Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com … But this has now become: Domain Name: VERISIGN.COM Registry Domain ID: 2703255_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.corporatedomains.com Naturally parsing data and looking for a string that should be an identifier, but has changed, will result in lookup failures. Using this observation and patching, suddenly saw the WHOIS lookup process start working again. This same observation was made in the .NET gTLD. Despite checking, no public notices are available on the ICANN website that this specification is changing: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/com-2012-12-07-en https://www.icann.org/resources/agreement/net-2017-07-01-en https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/advisories-2012-02-25-en It’s a concern that a data format can be changed unilaterally, leaving folks in the IT security field (and other legitimate consumers of such data) in the dark, especially when we see the mass proliferation of malicious domains targeting consumer, commerce and even governments. The process of looking up registration data rapidly is crucial for accurate identification to allow precise mitigation of such threats. Changes made in such a manner as this, undermines these efforts. Derek Smythe Artists Against 419 http://www.aa419.org _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] Why Kenya’s telcos should push back on any shutdown orders
by Ali Hussein 29 Jul '17

29 Jul '17

Grace Thanks for sharing. This is an important conversation to have and clearly the Government hasn't committed explicitly on whether they have a Shutdown Plan in place. What is important at this time is to get a FIRM commitment from the Telcos that they have a PLAN in place if the Government decides to go ahead with the Shutdown anyway. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Listers, > This blog post explores the relationship between telcos, their > customers/public and the government. It states: > "Telecommunications companies empower people to exercise freedom of > expression, but they can also enable politically motivated attempts to > control the flow of information online. Kenya is a champion of the digital > economy and has a strong reputation for putting technology to work for > people’s rights and interests. If the government orders a shutdown during > the election anyway, will Kenyan telcos stand firm against those demands?" > > Read on: > > https://www.accessnow.org/election-watch-kenya-orders- > internet-shutdown-will-telcos-help-keepiton/ > > -- > Grace Mutung'u > Skype: gracebomu > @Bomu > PGP ID : 0x33A3450F > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Re: [kictanet] M-AKIBA SMSes: Is Safaricom sincere on innovation?
by Ali Hussein 28 Jul '17

28 Jul '17

Wangari You have raised an important point. Permission Marketing is becoming a critical issue in the era of more awareness on privacy. Most major companies have clauses in their Terms and Conditions that specifically state that they can market to you products and services from partners. I suspect this is the clause they are using to market the M-Akiba product. It's important for companies to differentiate between spam and a genuine marketing message. The problem with that is that its a very thin line. In the era of Mass Customization and Targeting its super lazy (and detrimental to their brands) for Telcos to just send out an email/SMS blast. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 3:18 PM, WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Could someone explain how recently messages were received on the wonderful > product M-AKIBA by mobile phone holders - as an SMS invitation to signup to > this product listed for subscription not via the traditional stock broker > but via telcos; part of why it is lauded a digital innovation > > Where did the telephone numbers come from? Did the subscribers consent or > subscribe somewhere to be receiving messages? Should subscribers expect > more random messages and products/services this way? > > I ask this because there might be an opportunity for the young budding > entrepreneurs to get their wonderful products/services broadcasted to the > masses. > > Blessed day. > > Regards/Wangari > > --- > Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored > Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on > Earth". > > > On Saturday, 22 July 2017, 10:20, K Machuhi via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > The commentary response to the article by Kiringai kamau articulates the > needed paradigm shift in data. Safaricom etc are providing consumer > services which we willingly subscribe to. Collection of data is incidental > part of that service delivery process. > Individuals own their data. Where are the famed developers to make a > personal data repository app? One could even make money selling personal > data to Bobby and others in data science vocations. > As for civic data, as long as tax money was involved in its > collection....there should and will be a framework of obtaining that data. > Bureau of statistics website has quite some data gems but one needs 7th > sense to navigate and obtain the data..e.g. the 2009 census data. > > On 21 Jul 2017 09:12, "Walubengo J via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: > > Let me start with a disclaimer :-) > > This post is not from me but one Robert Yawe, > > Have a read. > > https://www.cio.co.ke/ featured/is-safaricom-sincere- on-innovation/ > <https://www.cio.co.ke/featured/is-safaricom-sincere-on-innovation/> > > walu. > > ______________________________ _________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/listinfo/kictanet > <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ KICTANet/ > <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/> > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/ kmachuhi%40gmail.com > <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kmachuhi%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. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/wangarikabiru%40yahoo.co.uk > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Seeking Mentor for Global Indigenous Ambassador Program
by Barrack Otieno 28 Jul '17

28 Jul '17

Listers, FYI. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: 2017-07-28 12:54 GMT+03:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Seeking Mentor for Global Indigenous Ambassador Program To: AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> Bonjour à tous / Dear all, *FRANCAIS* : Il s’agit de volontaires pour un programme « Global Indigenous Ambassador » et la date limite pour les candidatures est le 31 juillet 2017 . L’annonce initiale en Anglais est disponible à https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-07-27-en *ENGLISH*: Please note that the deadline for application is 31 July 2017. Please read more at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-07-27-en Thanks -- Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement & Operations Manager – Africa Tel. +229 66015649 <+229%2066%2001%2056%2049>/ 97891228 / 65209067 www.icann.org _______________________________________________ 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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New blog and whitepaper "How Threats Against Domain Names Are Used to Censor Content"
by Grace Mutung'u 28 Jul '17

28 Jul '17

I wonder how much.africa is implementing the trade mark clearing house and whether this debate is relevant for Africa. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- EFF is now encouraging registrants to avoid domains that are subject to the TMCH. From https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/07/how-threats-against- domain-names-used-censor-content: "Today EFF and Public Knowledge are releasing a whitepaper titled Which Internet registries offer the best protection for domain owners? <https://www.eff.org/files/2017/07/26/domain_registry_whitepaper.pdf> ... To draw one example of out of our whitepaper, if you're running a website to criticize an established brand and you use that brand as part of your domain name, it may be wise to avoid registering it in a top-level domain that offers special rights and procedures to brand owners, that could result in your domain name being wrongly taken away or could embroil you in dispute settlement proceedings. This probably means you'll want to think twice about registering in any of the newer global top-level domains (gTLDs), which provide brand owners access to a privately-run Trademark Clearinghouse that gives them veto powers that go far beyond those they would receive under the trademark law of the United States or those of most other countries. For example, under U.S. trademark law, if a trademark applicant sought to register an ordinary word such as smart, forex, hotel, one, love, cloud, nyc, london, abc, or luxury, they would have to specify the category of goods or services they provide, and protection for the mark might only be extended to its use in a logo, rather than as a plain word. Yet each of the plain words above has been registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/03/icanns-special-privileges-trademark-o…>, to prevent them being used in *any *of the new gTLDs without triggering a warning to prospective registrants about possible infringement. This applies regardless of whether the planned usage covers the same category of goods or services as the original trademark—indeed there isn't even any way for the registrant to find out what that category was, or even which country accepted the mark for registration, because the contents of the Trademark Clearinghouse database are secret. And since 94% of prospective registrants abandon <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-02-23-en> their attempted registration of a domain after receiving a trademark warning, this has a drastic chilling effect on speech. EFF is currently participating in an ICANN <https://www.eff.org/issues/icann> working group fighting to ensure that brand owners' veto rights aren't extended even further (for example to catch domains that include *typos* of brand names), and to prevent these outrageous rules being applied to older gTLDs such as .com, .net, and .org. But for now, you can minimize your exposure to trademark bullying by avoiding registering your website in one of the new domains that is subject to these unfair policies. Our whitepaper explains what to look for." -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic Frontier Foundationhttps://eff.orgjmalcolm@eff.org Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161 :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World :: Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2016/11/27/key_jmalcolm.txt PGP fingerprint: 75D2 4C0D 35EA EA2F 8CA8 8F79 4911 EC4A EDDF 1122 _______________________________________________ gnso-rpm-wg mailing list gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rpm-wg

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To succeed, edtech must be at the service of teaching, not the other way around.....
by WANGARI KABIRU 27 Jul '17

27 Jul '17

To succeed, edtech must be at the service of teaching, not the other way around..... Together, technology and teachers can revamp schools | | | | | | | | | | | Together, technology and teachers can revamp schools How the science of learning can get the best out of edtech | | | | "...IN 1953 B.F. Skinner visited his daughter’s maths class. The Harvard psychologist found every pupil learning the same topic in the same way at the same speed. A few days later he built his first “teaching machine”, which let children tackle questions at their own pace. By the mid-1960s similar gizmos were being flogged by door-to-door salesmen. Within a few years, though, enthusiasm for them had fizzled out.Since then education technology (edtech) has repeated the cycle of hype and flop, even as computers have reshaped almost every other part of life. One reason is the conservatism of teachers and their unions. But another is that the brain-stretching potential of edtech has remained unproven.....Today, however, Skinner’s heirs are forcing the sceptics to think again (see article). Backed by billionaire techies such as Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, schools around the world are using new software to “personalise” learning. This could help hundreds of millions of children stuck in dismal classes—but only if edtech boosters can resist the temptation to revive harmful ideas about how children learn. To succeed, edtech must be at the service of teaching, not the other way around....." Read on! Blessed day. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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IEBC 2017 REGISTER OF VOTERS
by Alex K 27 Jul '17

27 Jul '17

[image: Inline image 1] What an ICT lie with this IEBC to put a link for access to a register and then have STATISTICS ON REGISTERED VOTERS/ DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTERED VOTERS. It is so dishonest a move by such a Credible body especially to people in ICT. Best Regards, Mr. Alexander M. Kamau,

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Why Kenya’s telcos should push back on any shutdown orders
by Grace Mutung'u 27 Jul '17

27 Jul '17

Listers, This blog post explores the relationship between telcos, their customers/public and the government. It states: "Telecommunications companies empower people to exercise freedom of expression, but they can also enable politically motivated attempts to control the flow of information online. Kenya is a champion of the digital economy and has a strong reputation for putting technology to work for people’s rights and interests. If the government orders a shutdown during the election anyway, will Kenyan telcos stand firm against those demands?" Read on: https://www.accessnow.org/election-watch-kenya-orders-internet-shutdown-wil… -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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FW: Government Fellow Vacancy
by Du Toit, Jaco 27 Jul '17

27 Jul '17

Dear colleagues, This fellowship might be of interest to KICTAnet members. Regards Jaco [cid:image001.png@01D306A5.572C7C20] Jaco du Toit Adviser for Communication & Information UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room 209) P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Tel.: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566 Mobile: +254 (0) 728 610 912 http://www.unesco.org/new/en/nairobi From: UNU-eGov [mailto:egov@unu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 7:41 PM To: Du Toit, Jaco <j.dutoit(a)unesco.org> Subject: Government Fellow Vacancy Dear Colleague, The United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) is recruiting eight (8) Government Fellows for a period of three months to contribute to its research, projects and activities. Two (2) Government Fellows will be recruited for every period starting on 1 October 2017, 1 January 2018, 1 April 2018, and 1 July 2018. Successful candidates will join international and multi-disciplinary project teams supervised by UNU-EGOV staff and comprising research, postdoctoral, academic and government fellows. For all the required qualifications, application procedure, and other information, please access: https://egov.unu.edu/vacancies/academic/government-fellow-2017.html#overview Please feel free to disseminate this Vacancy Announcement through your professional networks. Thank you very much for your attention. Best regards, United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) Rua de Vila Flor 166, 4810-445 Guimarães, PORTUGAL egov.unu.edu | egov(a)unu.edu<mailto:egov@unu.edu>

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Fwd: [AFRI-Discuss] Seeking Mentor for ICANN Global Indigenous Ambassador Program
by Barrack Otieno 26 Jul '17

26 Jul '17

Listers, FYI Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 10:06 AM Subject: [AFRI-Discuss] Seeking Mentor for ICANN Global Indigenous Ambassador Program To: "afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" < afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: "tribal-ambassador-sc(a)icann.org" <tribal-ambassador-sc(a)icann.org>, AtLarge Staff <atlarge_forward(a)icann.org> Dear All, ICANN announced the creation of the Global Indigenous Ambassador Program in June 2017. The program establishes two Indigenous Ambassadors, to be selected from under-represented indigenous communities. Through the inclusion of a broader and more diverse base of knowledgeable constituents, ICANN will be better equipped to support the next generation of the global Internet community. ICANN is now accepting applications for a Mentor for the two Global Indigenous Ambassadors. Mentors must be familiar with ICANN and At Large and been active in one of the constituencies. Mentors must also meet a number of criteria that are listed on this webpage <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E1idwhPVdASTKz-Gz7zmb--xXsDoIzSdGqF4yE9…>. Among these are that they must follow the requirements for coaches as described in the ICANN Fellowship handbook for coaches which can be found here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oyvi36_PftzzGqanDehB4eapR5kPYtdE-javRkn…>. The selected Mentor will receive travel, hotel, and per diem for the ICANN60 Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to be held 28 October – 3 November 2017. *The deadline for submitting applications is 31 July 2017. * *Get your application here <https://goo.gl/forms/nJq425KPjPtBcofM2>. * ICANN encourages anyone who is qualified to apply for this special opportunity! Kind regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Website: atlarge.icann.org Facebook: facebook.com/icann <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [image: unknown.png] _______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_ emec/presentation.html#anexo1 -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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