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The KeNIC we want
by Mwendwa Kivuva 02 Oct '18

02 Oct '18

Over the years, Kenyans have come to rely on the unique .ke domain brand to announce their presence to the world. Recently, there have been board wrangles at KeNIC, affecting the performance and operations of the organisation. There have been preliminary discussion on this list regarding the state of KeNIC. We will have a two day moderated debate starting on Thursday on the KICTANet list for the community to give their views on which way KeNIC should take, and the corporate governance structures that should be put in place to have a professionally run, and efficient Country Code Level domain (ccTLD) for Kenya. Members are welcomed to ask hard questions, and give suggestions, and way forward for KeNIC. Just some background on the ccTLD market around the world, and comparison to the much famed Silicon Savannah. Are we punching below our weight? China population 1.379 billion .cn domains: 21 million domains (one domain for every 65 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 1.5% .cn is the second largest registry after .com and is ran by the CNNIC which is a department of China Ministry of Industry and Information. Germany population 82.67 million .de domains: 16 million domains (one domain for every 5 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 19% .de is the third largest registry in the world and is ran by DENIC which is a non-regulated not-for-profit cooperative owned by registrars. South Africa Population 56 million .za domain: 1.3 million domains (one domain for every 46 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 2.3% .za is the largest ccTLD in Africa, managed and regulated by ZADNA which is an agency of South African government under the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. Kenya population 50 million .ke domain: 79,773 domains (one domain for every 627 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 0.16% .ke is managed by KeNIC which is envisioned as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) entity Looking forward to a fruitful debate. See you on Thursday 4th October, 2018 on this list. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya

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Fwd: Link utilization
by Nelson Kwaje 02 Oct '18

02 Oct '18

Hey folks, Please see the below exchange between me and my ISP. They did not get back to me after my reply and the internet was not interred with since then . Is it legal for ISPs to cut service based on such justifications. Cheere Nelson Dear Mike Please send me a copy of the "fair use policy", I hope it contains a clear definition of the intendned purposes. Because I don't recall signing or consenting to such an agreement. Regards Nelson On Mon, 17 Sep 2018, 16:27 Mike > Hello > > We note that the link is being over utilized hence the course for slow > speeds. Something to note is that our various products are governed by a > fair usage policy that is supposed to ensure that a product is used for its > intended purpose. > > From your today’s usage, we note that you are exhausting the FUP limit for > the subscribed product: Faiba home 50 Mbps. > The system is designed to limit your speed for the remainder of the peak > hours once this threshold is reached. Kindly consider: > > i. Upgrading to a higher subscription > ii. Managing your usage to be within the dimensions of the product. > > Kindly see the attached is your average utilization graph and the most > active protocols showing your usage for the day. > > > > *Regards,* > > *Mike* > > > >

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Registration open for Freedom Online Coalition conference
by Grace Githaiga 01 Oct '18

01 Oct '18

Lisers This might be of interest to some of you. Dear all, In case of interest, please find below information regarding registration for the upcoming annual conference of the Freedom Online Coalition, which will take place from 28-30 November in Berlin, Germany. On the website you can read about the aims of the Conference, [1] browse the Conference Program [2], and view confirmed featured participants. [3] Also available on the website is a registration of interest form [4] which enables you to register your interest in attending. Note, although there is no fee to register or to attend the conference, funding is not available to support attendance. Should you have any questions about the conference, please contact the Freedom Online Coalition Support Unit at supportunit(a)freedomonlinecoalition.com. Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga www.kictanet.or.ke "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama. Links: ------ [1] https://freedomonline.de/about/the-2018-freedom-online-conference/ [2] https://freedomonline.de/program/program-overview/ [3] https://freedomonline.de/speakers/ [4] https://pool.regasus.de/online/18FOC_2.do

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] TBL's new gig- web privacy
by Grace Bomu 01 Oct '18

01 Oct '18

Listers, of interest to privavcy by design enthuthiasts ---------- Messaggio inoltrato ---------- Da: *Richard Bennett* <richard(a)bennett.com> Data: sabato 29 settembre 2018 Oggetto: [Internet Policy] TBL's new gig A: ISOC Internet Policy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Just today, Tim Berners-Lee has announced a new venture he’s formed to control access to user data on the web. He’s taking a sabbatical from MIT and stepping back from the W3C to focus on a new business called “inrupt” based on the “Solid” open source project. The announcement come in a Medium post titled "One Small Step for the Web…" Here’s how it begins: "I’ve always believed the web is for everyone. That’s why I and others fight fiercely to protect it. The changes we’ve managed to bring have created a better and more connected world. But for all the good we’ve achieved, the web has evolved into an engine of inequity and division; swayed by powerful forces who use it for their own agendas. Today, I believe we’ve reached a critical tipping point, and that powerful change for the better is possible — and necessary. "This is why I have, over recent years, been working with a few people at MIT and elsewhere to develop Solid, an open-source project to restore the power and agency of individuals on the web. "Solid changes the current model where users have to hand over personal data to digital giants in exchange for perceived value. As we’ve all discovered, this hasn’t been in our best interests. Solid is how we evolve the web in order to restore balance — by giving every one of us complete control over data, personal or not, in a revolutionary way. "Solid is a platform, built using the existing web. It gives every user a choice about where data is stored, which specific people and groups can access select elements, and which apps you use. It allows you, your family and colleagues, to link and share data with anyone. It allows people to look at the same data with different apps at the same time.” https://medium.com/@timberners_lee/one-small-step-for-the-web-87f92217d085 I’m guessing this will be a flop, but we’ll see. RB — Richard Bennett High Tech Forum <http://hightechforum.org> Founder Ethernet & Wi-Fi standards co-creator Internet Policy Consultant -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] TBL's new gig
by Barrack Otieno 01 Oct '18

01 Oct '18

Listers, This is for your information in case you are interested. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Richard Bennett <richard(a)bennett.com> Date: Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 10:13 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] TBL's new gig To: ISOC Internet Policy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Just today, Tim Berners-Lee has announced a new venture he’s formed to control access to user data on the web. He’s taking a sabbatical from MIT and stepping back from the W3C to focus on a new business called “inrupt” based on the “Solid” open source project. The announcement come in a Medium post titled "One Small Step for the Web…" Here’s how it begins: "I’ve always believed the web is for everyone. That’s why I and others fight fiercely to protect it. The changes we’ve managed to bring have created a better and more connected world. But for all the good we’ve achieved, the web has evolved into an engine of inequity and division; swayed by powerful forces who use it for their own agendas. Today, I believe we’ve reached a critical tipping point, and that powerful change for the better is possible — and necessary. "This is why I have, over recent years, been working with a few people at MIT and elsewhere to develop Solid, an open-source project to restore the power and agency of individuals on the web. "Solid changes the current model where users have to hand over personal data to digital giants in exchange for perceived value. As we’ve all discovered, this hasn’t been in our best interests. Solid is how we evolve the web in order to restore balance — by giving every one of us complete control over data, personal or not, in a revolutionary way. "Solid is a platform, built using the existing web. It gives every user a choice about where data is stored, which specific people and groups can access select elements, and which apps you use. It allows you, your family and colleagues, to link and share data with anyone. It allows people to look at the same data with different apps at the same time.” https://medium.com/@timberners_lee/one-small-step-for-the-web-87f92217d085 I’m guessing this will be a flop, but we’ll see. RB — Richard Bennett High Tech Forum <http://hightechforum.org> Founder Ethernet & Wi-Fi standards co-creator Internet Policy Consultant _______________________________________________ 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. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Facebook Security Breach
by Ebele Okobi 30 Sep '18

30 Sep '18

Hello, All- Just making sure you have all seen this. We continue to investigate and learn more, but please do let me know any specific questions. I may not yet know the answers, but it would be very helpful for me to escalate. https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/09/security-update/ Ebele Okobi | Public Policy Director, Africa

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Which laws will need to be amended when data protection bill is passed?
by Grace Bomu 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

Dear listers, The above question follows another review of the proposed data protection bill that lists several laws which will require amendment when the law is enacted. For example the Registration of Persons Act (ID Card law) will need an additional provision on how data protection will apply to ID data. Other laws listed include: Registration of Persons Act; Births and Deaths Act; Capital Markets Act; and Access to Information Act. Are there other laws that are missing from this list? Please let us know even where you are not sure of the precise name of the Act. Thanks in advance, Grace -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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[CofekDigest] #4: Cofek to appear before House ICT Committee on telcommunications dominance
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

Dear All, Cofek to appear before House ICT Committee on telcos dominance: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2026-cofek-to-appear-before- house-ict-committee-on-telcos-dominance EACC in 80% success rate as DPP agrees with 53 out of 66 files: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2027-eacc-in-80-success-rate -as-dpp-agrees-with-53-out-of-66-files Portland Cement workers write to RBA on non-remittance: http://cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2028-worried-portland-cement-wor kers-write-to-rba-on-non-remittance National Treasury picks 3 to Strategic Food Reserve Fund board: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2025-treasury-picks-3-to-str ategic-food-reserve-fund-board CA warns of increasing online fraudsters preying on Kenyan consumers: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2021-ca-warns-of-increasing- online-fraudsters-preying-on-kenyan-consumers Govt asks for views on draft Privacy, Data Protection Policy laws: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2018-govt-to-receive-public- views-on-privacy-and-data-protection-policy-and-bill-oct-3 Follow us on Twitter: @cofekrebranded Gab: www.gab.ai/consumerskenya Facebook: www.facebook.com/consumerskenya Subscribe to our SMS alerts: Send 'Cofek On' to 40408 from your phone. Each SMS costs Sh5 Join our membership: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1139-become-a-cofek-member-t oday-enjoy-low-subscription-rates _______________________________________________ CofekDigest mailing list CofekDigest(a)lists.cofek.co.ke http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at %(user_optionsurl)s

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Twitter’s new policy will prohibit speech that treats others as subhuman
by WANGARI KABIRU 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

Twitter Proposes Banning Dehumanizing Content | | | | | | | | | | | Twitter Proposes Banning Dehumanizing Content Yoree Koh Twitter plans to expand its rules to no longer allow content that treats others as subhuman in its latest attemp... | | | - BUSINESS Twitter Proposes Banning Dehumanizing Content "Twitter Inc. is planning to expand its rules to no longer allow content that treats others as subhuman in its latest attempt to replace toxic speech on the platform with healthier discourse. The new policy will home in on “dehumanizing” speech because “language that makes someone less than human can have repercussions off the service, including normalizing serious violence,” Twitter executives wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. The new rule would ban content that “dehumanizes others based on their membership in an identifiable..." If this was the position of one of the Government Agencies, the hue and cry on freedom of speech, freedom of expression etc would've been drowning. However from a corporation, it becomes 'acceptable'. Be blessed.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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How many companies would pay a ransom rather than invest in security?
by WANGARI KABIRU 27 Sep '18

27 Sep '18

https://www.nttsecurity.com/docs/librariesprovider3/default-document-librar… With African governments going digital from birth of the citizen to access to basic services, ...How many governments would invest in security rather than pay a ransom? Be blessed.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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