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Piloting of Laptop Project in Homabay County
by Esther Wanjau 11 Mar '16

11 Mar '16

Piloting of school laptop project kicks off in Homabay County by Mr. Joe Mucheru, CS ICT Cabinet Secretary for ICT in HOMABAY | | | | | | | | | | | Cabinet Secretary for ICT in HOMABAY | | | | View on www.youtube.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | Esther Wanjau Directorate of Information Ministry of Information, Communications & Technology email: ewanjau(a)information.go.ke

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FW: Finally on .Africa
by Grace Githaiga 11 Mar '16

11 Mar '16

"....Resolved (2016.03.03.01), the Board authorizes the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to proceed with the delegation of .AFRICA to be operated by ZACR pursuant to the Registry Agreement that ZACR has entered with ICANN." https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-03-03-en

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Re: [kictanet] Policy interventions for affordable Internet
by WANGARI KABIRU 11 Mar '16

11 Mar '16

"... FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has spoken in the past of the importance of a Lifeline expansion into internet, citing more than 64 million Americans “living on the wrong side of the digital divide,” the majority of them citing cost as the biggest hurdle to access. At least 5 million Americans with school-aged children do not have internet at home, and as education and schoolwork increasingly move online, children in these families struggle with the so-called “homework gap,” seeing lower grades on assignments and exams due to lack of internet access. The current version of the plan expands the budget to $2.25 billion a year with provisions to adjust for inflation in the future, an increase that would allow subsidies to reach 5 million more consumers, though officials do not expect that many to immediately join the program. The FCC officials noted that only 40 percent of the 40 million eligible households are currently taking advantage of the Lifeline program currently. ...." Happy Furahi Day! Wev had the free wifi zones trials and counties such as Nakuru Town. Is the wifi still on? Does your County budget have this allocation - maybe, and what is it being used for? We who know the knowledge value of and in the internet let it pass quietly - abetting corruption by loud silence. It is also quite interesting to see that the uptake has been low for the current subsidy project @ 40% - telephony. Even with this, they still move on to add on the internet. While at the same time, this is the pot that is available in the event of disasters, possibly to give a lifeline back to the panicky affected families.Who even cares to factor in communication reconnection of the affected as an emergency relief service here - we centre on the said basic needs of food and shelter during emergency response. Just as for the Americans, as the Kenyan education goes digital, we expect to keep expanding the education achievement gap between the haves and have nots to access. Have a 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 Thu, 10/3/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] Policy interventions for affordable Internet To: wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Date: Thursday, 10 March, 2016, 19:21 Mwendwa Thanks for sharing. Maybe that’s what we need to do for the Universal Access Fund.. Thanks & Regards Ali Hussein ali(a)hussein.me.ke +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: Abu-JomoLinkedIn: http//ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com On Mar 10, 2016, at 7:03 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Here are the sort of policy interventions developed countries are making to take affordable Internet to the masses.The Federal Communications Commission released a plan Tuesday to overhaul its low-income subsidy program Lifeline to include broadband internet, marking a new effort to close the digital divide for the millions of Americans who still don’t have a home internet connection.The proposal calls for a $9.25 monthly subsidy for broadband services, the first extension into internet for Lifeline, a $1.5 billion program created in 1985 subsidizing telephone services for low-income Americans that was last updated in 2005 to cover mobile phones.http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-fcc-is-finalizing-its-broadband… _______________________________________________ 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/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. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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/wangarikabiru%40yahoo… 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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Policy interventions for affordable Internet
by Mwendwa Kivuva 10 Mar '16

10 Mar '16

Here are the sort of policy interventions developed countries are making to take affordable Internet to the masses. The Federal Communications Commission released a plan Tuesday to overhaul its low-income subsidy program Lifeline to include broadband internet, marking a new effort to close the digital divide for the millions of Americans who still don’t have a home internet connection. The proposal calls for a $9.25 monthly subsidy for broadband services, the first extension into internet for Lifeline, a $1.5 billion program created in 1985 subsidizing telephone services for low-income Americans that was last updated in 2005 to cover mobile phones. http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-fcc-is-finalizing-its-broadband-plan-t…

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Technical Considerations for Internet Service Blocking and Filtering
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 10 Mar '16

10 Mar '16

Listers, A very informative RFC especially in our context. It addresses use of various technologies for blocking and filtering communications over the Internet. Among other things considered are user consent when employing blocking/filtering, who sets blocking policy? who enforces blocking policy? Some purposes of blocking, efficacy of the methods as well as consequences. Some takeaways are that we are going to see more blocking/filtering but it would help if there was more transparency. And as regards content blocking, a collaborative approach is required. "where filtering is occurring to address content that is generally agreed to be inappropriate or illegal, strong cooperation among service providers and governments may provide additional means to identify both the victims and the perpetrators through non-filtering mechanisms, such as partnerships with the finance industry to identify and limit illegal transactions." https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7754 Regards, -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Fellowships AFRINIC-24 is now Open
by Bob Omondi 09 Mar '16

09 Mar '16

FYI... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 4:58 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Fellowships AFRINIC-24 is now Open To: africann(a)afrinic.net [Version française ci-dessous] Dear Colleagues, AFRINIC is offering fellowships for the AFRINIC-24 meeting to be held in Gaborone, Botswana, from 04 to 10 June 2016. The fellowship is reserved for individuals representing small organisations, universities, and media who are actively involved in Internet operations and development or ICT policies in their countries. The fellow is expected to positively and actively contribute to IP address management awareness in the AFRINIC service region. To qualify for the fellowship, you: - Should be a resident of Africa; - Must not necessarily be an AFRINIC member; - Must not necessarily have a technical background; - Are willing to help AFRINIC staff onsite; - Are willing to report on how this fellowship has benefited you/your organisation/country. Upon selection, AFRINIC will notify the selected fellows directly and allow them seven (7) days to accept or reject the offer. A public announcement of the fellowship awardees will be made after the acceptance by the selected candidates. Please find hereafter the schedule for the fellowship process: - 07 March 2016: Open Call for fellowship applications - 02 April 2016: Close of applications - 18 April 2016: Notification to selected fellows - 29 April 2016: Deadline for acceptance by awarded fellow - 02 May 2016: Final announcement and publication of the fellowship list The fellowship includes: - Assistance with round-trip airfare to the meeting venue - Hotel accommodation (bed and breakfast) for the AFRINIC Plenary including the AFRINIC trainings to the last day of the event If you think you meet the criteria above, please fill in the fellowship application form (http://registration.afrinic.net/events/node/5) and submit it with requested information before the 02 April 2016, 00:00 UTC. Good luck and we look forward to receiving your applications! For more information please email us at: fellowship[at]afrinic.net. Regards, The AFRINIC Meeting Team. …………………………………………………………………. Chers Collègues, AFRINIC offre des bourses partielles pour la réunion AFRINIC-24 qui aura lieu á Gaborone, Botswana du 04 au 10 juin 2016. Cette bourse est réservée aux personnes représentant une petite organisation, des universités, ou les médias qui sont activement impliqués dans le fonctionnement de l'Internet et de son développement, aussi bien que les politiques des TIC dans leur propres pays. AFRINIC s'attend à ce que le boursier participe activement à l'avancement des ressources IP à travers l'Afrique. Pour être éligible, vous devriez: - Habiter en Afrique - Etre un membre d'AFRINIC n'est pas obligatoire - Avoir une bonne base technique n'est pas obligatoire - Etre disposer à aider le personnel d'AFRINIC sur site - Nous envoyer un rapport complet des avantages que vous et votre organisation ont obtenu de cette bourse d'AFRINIC. Après la sélection, AFRINIC informera les Fellows choisis et leur donnera un délai de sept (7) jours pour accepter ou décliner l'offre. Une annonce publique sera faite une fois que tous les Fellows auront accepté l'offre. Vous trouverez ci-dessous la procédure de Fellowship: - 07 mars 2016: Appel à candidature pour le Fellowship - 02 avril 2016: Fermeture des applications aux Fellowship - 18 avril 2016: Courrier aux Fellows sélectionnés - 29 avril 2016: Date butoir pour l'acception de la proposition de Fellows - 02 mai 2016: Annonce finale de la publication de la liste des Fellows Le programme du Fellowship comporte : - Un soutien partiel d'un billet aller-retour à la réunion d'AFRINIC. - Une réservation de la chambre d’hôtel (lit et petit déjeuner) un (1) jour avant que les sessions plénières ne commencent jusqu’à la fin de la réunion. Si vous avez les critères requis, veuillez remplir le formulaire d'application (http://registration.afrinic.net/events/node/5) et nous le renvoyer avant 02 avril 2016, 00:00 UTC Nous vous souhaitons bonne chance et espérons recevoir vos applications. Pour plus de renseignements: fellowship[at]afrinic.net L’Equipe AFRINIC _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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Facebook Africa Policy is Hiring A Connectivity & Access Policy Manager
by Ebele Okobi 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

Dear All-please see below for the job description. We’d love to hear from excellent people, so please do pass this along! A note on location- It’s listed as London, but could possibly be located in our office in Johannesburg. Our preference would be to have the person located in Nairobi or Abuja/Lagos, but we don’t (yet, anyway) have offices there, and if we hired someone in a country where we don’t have an office, they couldn’t be full-time employees because we have no legal entity there yet to employ them. We recognize that this is huge limitation, but we hope that if the business grows across Africa, it will get to the size where we can launch an office in another market. In the meantime-if you know of anyone who fits the description below/are someone who fits the description below, please apply/have them apply straightaway, through the link (not through me or Akua). We are happy to relocate an excellent candidate, and the position requires at least 60-75% travel across Africa. Best, Ebele https://www.facebook.com/careers/jobs/a0I1200000IAEHvEAP/?q=Africa%20Public… Africa Public Policy Manager, Connectivity & Access (London, United Kingdom) <https://our.intern.facebook.com/intern/support/cms/tab/edit?id=104370874565…> Facebook was built to help people connect and share, and over the last decade our tools have played a critical part in changing how people around the world communicate with one another. With over a billion people using the service and more than fifty offices around the globe, a career at Facebook offers countless ways to make an impact in a fast growing organization. We are looking for a public policy expert who can combine a passion for technology’s potential to create opportunity and to make Africa more open and connected, with deep knowledge of the political and regulatory dynamics across sub-Saharan Africa. The Africa Public Policy Manager, Connectivity & Access, will support the Head of Public Policy, Africa, and will become part of a team that is dealing with some of the most interesting public policy challenges of our times including privacy, safety and security, freedom of expression, the impact of the Internet on economic growth, and new opportunities for democratic engagement. The Africa Public Policy Manager, Connectivity & Access will be focused on helping to analyze, develop and communicate, both internally and externally, on important policy issues relating to access, connectivity and telecom, spectrum de-licensing, satellite regulatory and policy issues. Candidates should have strong knowledge of Internet and telecommunications law and policy. They should also have excellent writing and analytical skills and be passionate about our mission of making the world more open and connected. This role will be based in Facebook’s London office, with at least 75% travel to key markets across Africa. Responsibilities * Identifying, monitoring, and analyzing the regulatory and policy issues relevant to connectivity/access and Facebook’s business priorities * Developing and articulating our policy positions in briefing papers, consultation responses and internal policy meetings * Communicating Facebook’s positions in public presentations and also engaging with key stakeholders on the same * Working across Facebook’s connectivity initiatives and teams to formulate coherent and holistic connectivity policy engagement positions * Working in partnership with internal teams on the strategy for building relationships with policy makers, civil society and academics for connectivity initiatives * Advising Facebook teams to guide development of products, services and policies Requirements * Advanced degree in related field of public policy or law * 6-10 years of work experience in field of law or public policy in the field of access and connectivity * Keen understanding of political systems and relevant policy and civil society institutions across sub-Saharan Africa * demonstrated substantive policy experience in at least one of the 48 countries covered by this role. * Experience living and working in sub-Saharan Africa * Excellent judgment, superior written/verbal communication and persuasive skills (writing samples required), creativity, perspective, the ability to work with minimal supervision in a dynamic environment * Experience in policy engagement or development for a multi-national corporation or institution * Fluency in both written and conversational English * Interest in and ability to travel frequently (at least 60-75%) throughout sub-Saharan Africa * Proficiency in at least one other relevant language (French, and any language from the region preferred) * Fluency in technology and a passion for Facebook’s mission to make the world more open and connected [Description: Description: Description: cid:[email protected]] Ebele Okobi | Head of Public Policy, Africa m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315 2 Stephen St | London | W1T 1AN ebeleokobi(a)fb.com

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Re: [kictanet] Brazilians Locked out of WhatsApp
by WANGARI KABIRU 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

Happy Ladies Day! A query Could we have a Kenyan WApp (herein all this new digital tools and Apps), so that when time of legal reckoning comes incase anything goes wrong as it sometimes does, then the Kenyan rules apply not USA or Hague which would be out of reach and too complex. Or on the other hand the providers are obligated to have Kenyan guidelines. This may seem to be a very complex deman on face value for the Investors and Kenya may be deemed "not investor friendly legally", however imagine the mess when we have a mass of Kenyans under US laws or other jurisdiction and the cases are due to be handled there. While aware this is how most business do it, this sounds like another route for (business) colonialism. The digital age has opened up many people to legal provisions that they are not even aware of, which they are not capable of handling - financially, intellectually. A greater concern is that we sign up for applications with standard terms and conditions - to which there is no option to opt out from and still enjoy the services. 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 Wed, 2/3/16, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] Brazilians Locked out of WhatsApp To: wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: "Mwendwa Kivuva" <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> Date: Wednesday, 2 March, 2016, 9:44 So this story has taken a new dimension. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0W34WF Brazilian police arrested a senior Facebook Inc executive on Tuesday as a dispute escalated over a court's demand that the company provide data from its WhatsApp messaging service to help in a secretive drug-trafficking investigation. Court officials in Sergipe state confirmed that a judge had ordered the jailing of Facebook Vice President for Latin America Diego Dzodan. Federal police in Sao Paulo state said he was being held there for questioning. On Dec 18, 2015 3:53 AM, "Lawrence Njogu via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Case in point .. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Africa-at-risk-as-rich-nations-plot-new-deal/-… Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 19:32:41 -0500 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Brazilians Locked out of WhatsApp From: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke CC: lnjogu(a)hotmail.com To: lnjogu(a)hotmail.com The Safe Harbor principles cover your use case, other very complicated ones. They provide guidance and decisions on the adequacy of the protection of personal data when it is transferred to other countries Google uses very complex methods of data storage and security including obfuscation methods i.e they do not keep all of your files in one place but splits them up and stores them on multiple files on several machines in different locations & territories. That is why it is important to have renewed and sound framework for transatlantic data flows. Since technology trends are always ahead of the curve, it is our mandate to help our regulators and governments to come up with policies and framework that protect our interests. Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 23:28:58 +0300 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Brazilians Locked out of WhatsApp From: ngigi(a)at.co.ke To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke CC: lnjogu(a)hotmail.com Lawrence, I think is a bit deeper if you scratch the surface a little... Suppose you have a company domiciled in US, which sets up an application hosted in servers‎ in Irelend which is then accessed by a user in Kenya through a browser. Suppose GoK wants data the Kenyan user has stored in the servers in Ireland and which, let's assume, has very strict laws‎ on user privacy, how would GoK go about it? ‎Also, technically, when a user accesses an application hosted in a server through a browser, is the application running, as per our example, in Kenya / Ireland? Waithaka Ngigi ‎ Alliance Technologies www.at.co.ke From: Lawrence Njogu via kictanetSent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:27 PMTo: Ngigi WaithakaReply To: KICTAnet ICT Policy DiscussionsCc: Lawrence NjoguSubject: Re: [kictanet] Brazilians Locked out of WhatsApp Ebele,I totally agree with you on your first 2 paragraphs. However, I beg to differ with your conclusion (last paragraph). In reference to the current use case (in Brazil), the issue is how Whatsup (US entity) operates, and is regulated in a foreign territory....and how it should abide by those local/Brazil regulations. It is bound to operate by the local/Brasil rules --- if they have a legal framework in place. I cannot comment about the US & Latin America's compliance and regulations policy, but in the case of US/European entities, there are principles which enable some US companies to comply with privacy laws within those territories (popularly referred as Safe Harbor principles). This also include enforcement (effective means of enforcing these rules). > Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 17:08:26 +0000 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Brazilians Locked out of WhatsApp > From: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > CC: ebeleokobi(a)fb.com > To: lnjogu(a)hotmail.com > > This statement is a bit under-informed. I am at Facebook now, but I was > previously at Yahoo, where I led the business & human rights program, > explicitly focused on ensuring that Yahoo¹s engagement with law > enforcement was governed by human rights principles-the only organization > of its kind. Companies like Yahoo, Facebook, Google subject requests from > US law enforcement to rigorous assessments requiring that those requests > are lawful and do not violate human rights. Companies also regularly push > back on US law enforcement requests when the requests are not valid or > over-broad. > > This information can be easily gleaned from transparency reports, which > all major tech companies publish. Most significantly, Yahoo also took the > NSA to court, the only company to ever do so, explicitly because Yahoo > refused to hand over user data. While that was the most serious case, in > that it was a national security case, tech companies are constantly going > to court in the US to preserve users rights to privacy. Now, from a legal > perspective, the fact that a company is domiciled in a country, and the > fact that the country has legal jurisdiction necessarily, from a legal > perspective, means that the country has more authority over a company. > That is just a matter of law, in the same way that, say, Safaricom is > subject to far greater restrictions in Kenya. > > Now, there is a very interesting conversation to be had about how to make > global law enforcement requests work in a borderless context, and that¹s > why Facebook and other tech companies are part of a working group to > identify how to pilot a mechanism that both respects international human > rights norms (not an easy thing, at all, by the way) and doesn¹t make our > companies involuntary police, and that keeps people as safe as possible on > line. > > > Links with more information- > http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/11/yahoo-nsa-lawsuit-documents-fi > ne-user-data-refusal > http://news.yahoo.com/judge-orders-google-hand-over-personal-user-data-1825 > 26071.html > https://transparency.yahoo.com/users-first/index.htm > https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/userdatarequests/US/ > https://govtrequests.facebook.com/country/United%20States/2015-H1/ > https://www.dropbox.com/transparency/?_tk=mb&_camp=news&_ad=transparency-h1 > -2015&_net=transparency > > > > > Ebele > Okobi | Head of Public Policy, Africa > m. +44 (0) 771 > 156 1315 > 2 Stephen St | London | W1T 1AN > > ebeleokobi(a)fb.com > > > > > > > On 12/17/15, 1:33 PM, "kictanet on behalf of Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet" > <kictanet-bounces+ebeleokobi=fb.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke on behalf of > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > >With all respect, have you ever seen how the Silicon Valley companies > >treat other countries with contempt especially when it comes to data > >requests? But when Uncle Sam asks for the information, they are given. > > > >Therefore this debate should be more about finding a balance between > >privacy and the rule of law. This also falls under the broader cross > >border communication debate that has been raging especially in EU > >region and Russia. It's a tough nut I admit. > > > >On 17/12/2015, Barrack Otieno via kictanet > ><kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Great discussion, > >> > >> Would be interesting to get the Communications Authority position on the > >> same in light of recent statements issued by CBK on bit coins :-) > >> > >> Regards > >> On Dec 17, 2015 3:04 PM, "Ebele Okobi via kictanet" < > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > >>> Of course-got it! > >>> I was focusing on the privacy issue, not the operator revenue issue. I > >>>do > >>> think it's interesting to think of the fact that operators themselves > >>> were > >>> disrupters. . . > >>> > >>> Ebele Okobi | Head of Public Policy, Africa > >>> > >>> m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315 <+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315> > >>> > >>> 10 Brock Street | London | NW1 3FG > >>> > >>> ebeleokobi(a)fb.com > >>> > >>> [image: 6F376569-CC77-422B-BAD3-794055B1E02B] > >>> > >>> On Dec 17, 2015, at 11:48 AM, Mose Karanja <mosekaranja(a)gmail.com> > >>>wrote: > >>> > >>> Uber disrupted the taxi ecosystem so immensely that some taxi unions > >>> started attacks on Uber the company and Uber the product arguing they > >>>are > >>> taxed and licensed yet their new competitors are not taxed. They > >>>hope(d) > >>> the regulators would side with their argument. Some did some didn't. > >>> > >>> The Uber-moment is thus (in my world) that point in the life of a > >>> disruptive product when the existing dominant player seeks favor from > >>>the > >>> regulators to block that which 'they can't understand'. > >>> > >>> Cue in Bob Dylan's Times are A Changing :) > >>> On 17 Dec 2015 13:31, "Paul Roy" <roykoikai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Ebele, > >>>> > >>>> This is going to open a whole set of regulatory concerns around > >>>>privacy > >>>> vs. security. > >>>> > >>>> Following this keenly! > >>>> > >>>> Paul Roy. > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Ebele Okobi via kictanet < > >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Uber moment? Tell me more! > >>>>> > >>>>> WhatsApp is protecting the privacy rights of its users-here's a FB > >>>>>post > >>>>> from WhatsApp's founder, Jan Koum (btw, when you get a chance, look > >>>>>up > >>>>> his > >>>>> personal history. It gives a sense of why he is so passionate about > >>>>>the > >>>>> right to privacy.) > >>>>> > >>>>> "We are disappointed in the short-sighted decision to cut off access > >>>>>to > >>>>> WhatsApp, a communication tool that so many Brazilians have come to > >>>>> depend > >>>>> on, and sad to see Brazil isolate itself from the rest of the world." > >>>>> > >>>>> Ebele Okobi | Head of Public Policy, Africa > >>>>> > >>>>> m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315 <+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315> > >>>>> > >>>>> 10 Brock Street | London | NW1 3FG > >>>>> > >>>>> ebeleokobi(a)fb.com > >>>>> > >>>>> [image: 6F376569-CC77-422B-BAD3-794055B1E02B] > >>>>> > >>>>> On Dec 17, 2015, at 9:42 AM, Mose Karanja via kictanet < > >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> A Brazilian judge has ordered a 48 hour WhatsApp lockdown. > >>>>> The order claims WhatsApp refused to cooperate with Law Enforcement > >>>>> agencies on data handover. > >>>>> The harshness of the verdict is thus seen as a retaliation to show > >>>>> whois > >>>>> boss. > >>>>> However, there is the Telco Lobby pushing for regulation (that word > >>>>> again) of VOIP (WhatsApp calls) under the claim that Brazilians are > >>>>>no > >>>>> longer using voice calls and yet they are taxed for the spectrum > >>>>>which > >>>>> WhatsApp is not being taxed for since it is not classified as a > >>>>>Telco. > >>>>> > >>>>> You can read more here (in Portuguese): > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www1.folha.uol.com > >>>>>.br_mercado_2015_12_1719934-2Djustica-2Ddetermina-2Dbloqueio-2Ddo-2Dwh > >>>>>atsapp-2Dem-2Dtodo-2Dbrasil-2Dpor-2D48-2Dhoras.shtml&d=CwICAg&c=5VD0RT > >>>>>tNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=6UZKq > >>>>>8H6KDrVTaOQh_0kOsuMCWlU7MmaDt-7yL2JSR4&s=k1ZaIYHa7b4nQsE97V-mdP9uj1l9T > >>>>>0oPVR0EpAR1F3s&e= > >>>>> > >>>>><https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www1.folha.uol.co > >>>>>m.br_mercado_2015_12_1719934-2Djustica-2Ddetermina-2Dbloqueio-2Ddo-2Dw > >>>>>hatsapp-2Dem-2Dtodo-2Dbrasil-2Dpor-2D48-2Dhoras.shtml&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0R > >>>>>TtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=Mvsu > >>>>>ZVjTPjBi_OMkstBjZebmwW2P9xrTdd1VIdrRapo&s=OnNDfBrAmo3aYDs7JvN9XOyiRKbB > >>>>>tv7bCuSHwJOFACk&e=> > >>>>> > >>>>> or here in English > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__techcrunch.com_201 > >>>>>5_12_16_brazils-2Dcongress-2Dhas-2Dshut-2Ddown-2Dwhatsapp-2Dtonight-2D > >>>>>and-2Dthe-2Drest-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dsocial-2Dweb-2Dcould-2Dbe-2Dnext_-3Fncid > >>>>>-3Drss-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfeedburner-26utm-5Fmedium-3Dfeed-26utm-5Fcampa > >>>>>ign-3DFeed-253A-2BTechcrunch-2B-2528TechCrunch-2529-26utm-5Fcontent-3D > >>>>>FaceBook-26sr-5Fshare-3Dfacebook&d=CwICAg&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=A > >>>>>rvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=6UZKq8H6KDrVTaOQh_0kOsuMC > >>>>>WlU7MmaDt-7yL2JSR4&s=zsGZfCg07SsZpvbxy8rVVY_1mKzcyDFPGaHKtK-RVFI&e= > >>>>> > >>>>><https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__techcrunch.com_20 > >>>>>15_12_16_brazils-2Dcongress-2Dhas-2Dshut-2Ddown-2Dwhatsapp-2Dtonight-2 > >>>>>Dand-2Dthe-2Drest-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dsocial-2Dweb-2Dcould-2Dbe-2Dnext_-3Fnci > >>>>>d-3Drss-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfeedburner-26utm-5Fmedium-3Dfeed-26utm-5Fcamp > >>>>>aign-3DFeed-3A-2BTechcrunch-2B-28TechCrunch-29-26utm-5Fcontent-3DFaceB > >>>>>ook-26sr-5Fshare-3Dfacebook&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG > >>>>>4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=MvsuZVjTPjBi_OMkstBjZebmwW2P9x > >>>>>rTdd1VIdrRapo&s=zPUHNKuMHDnEiDYedr_bvXqCA2c6fw_35PpqcK_4riI&e=> > >>>>> > >>>>> An Uber-moment for WhatsApp. > >>>>> --- > >>>>> Moses Karanja | @Mose_Karanja > >>>>> > >>>>><https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_Mose > >>>>>-5FKaranja&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa > 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Brazilians Locked out of WhatsApp
by Mose Karanja 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

A Brazilian judge has ordered a 48 hour WhatsApp lockdown. The order claims WhatsApp refused to cooperate with Law Enforcement agencies on data handover. The harshness of the verdict is thus seen as a retaliation to show whois boss. However, there is the Telco Lobby pushing for regulation (that word again) of VOIP (WhatsApp calls) under the claim that Brazilians are no longer using voice calls and yet they are taxed for the spectrum which WhatsApp is not being taxed for since it is not classified as a Telco. You can read more here (in Portuguese): http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado/2015/12/1719934-justica-determina-bloq… <http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado/2015/12/1719934-justica-determina-bloq…> or here in English http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/16/brazils-congress-has-shut-down-whatsapp-to… <http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/16/brazils-congress-has-shut-down-whatsapp-to…> An Uber-moment for WhatsApp. --- Moses Karanja | @Mose_Karanja <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja> | PGP: 0x1529552F <https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=index&fingerprint=on&search=0x1529552F>

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Mailing Lists Usability
by Mose Karanja 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

Hello listers, I thought I was the only one but today I met someone who also suffers from the User Interface of mailing lists. The content on KICTANet is rich and it helps build ICT perspectives on a day to day basis. However, the readability of messages is usually a pain especially when the thread gets busy. This is not limited to KICTANet though. Most mailing lists lack intuitive usability. Seeing there are a good number of us here in design, web development and usability, it would be interesting to know if there are better options out there that this community can benefit from. If not, what about organizing (not necessarily through KICTANet) of a design hackathon to improve this. Moses. --- Moses Karanja | @Mose_Karanja <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja> | PGP: 0x1529552F <https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=index&fingerprint=on&search=0x1529552F>

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