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How not to demand a domain takedown
by Ali Hussein 15 Jun '17

15 Jun '17

Listers Apologies for cross-posting. An interesting case of the above is playing out in Costa Rica. I'm copying below verbatim email communications that has been sent out by the Costa Rica ccTLD Registry. Attached you will find the Letter send by ccTLD .cr to GAC / ICANN CEO / ICANN President Costa Rica Ministry of Commerce, Costa Rica Ministry of MICITT (ICT) A fragment of the letter: “The representative of the United States Embassy, Mr. Kevin Ludeke, Economist Specialist, who claims to represent the interest of the US Department of Commerce, has mentioned threats to close our registry, with repeated harassment regarding our practices and operation policies and even personal negative comments directed to our Executive Director, based on no clear evidence or statistical data to support his claims as a way to pressure our organization to take down the domain name without following our current policies”a You can get your own conclusions Related with domain name thepiratebay.cr **Attached is the letter. This raises interesting questions and potential for precedence setting. 1. Should a Registry take down a domain simply by being asked to? Even if that domain is clearly violating laws? 2. Shouldn't laid down procedures for take downs be adhered to? 3. What recourse do the offended have in this case? 4. Should a foreign entity/country threaten to shut down a Registry? 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.

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Kenya has faster mobile internet speeds than the United States — Quartz
by Ali Hussein 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

Kenya has the world’s 14th-fastest mobile internet speed, according to a report from the content delivery network Akamai, which collects data from more 130 countries. Read in:- https://qz.com/1001477/kenya-has-faster-mobile-internet-speeds-than-the-uni… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +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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Re: [kictanet] Levels of Big Data Maturity
by Erick Mwangi 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

*Levels of Big Data Maturity* *Level 1: Infancy* Thinking about it, There is an initial Big Data Environment in place. Current in the proof of concept / pilot stage. *Level 2: Technical Adoption* Organisations using Big Data Mostly for storage or to transform. Usage primarily by IT industry. Some Big Data exploratory analytics. *Level 3: Business Adoption* Leveraging discrete LOB use cases, structured and unstructured analysis. Using predictive analytics applied to Big Data. *Level 4: Enterprise Adoption* Leveraging use cases for multiple LOBs. Integrated metadata, quality, and governance across Big Data. Predictive insights integrated into business operations. *Level 5: DAaaS (Data Analytics as a Service)* Operating as a data service provider, self-serve data. Collaboration and sharing analytics across the enterprise. As the data discourse is enhanced, the above outlines different levels of adoption in Big data that puts a sharp focus of where are and what we need to do. Would be interesting to hear view points that would argue against that we are in the Infancy stage. E Njoroge Mwangi Technology| FINTECH | Big Data Cell +44 7539372742 Skype: Erick.mwangi On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Kenya registered about 19,700,000 [1] voters to participate in the > 2017 elections. As part of the registration, all voters gave their > biometrics [2], which included all fingerprints, and facial features. > All this data will be preloaded on the voting devices that will be > distributed in over 45,000 polling stations. Assuming two devices per > polling station, that is 90,000 devices in the hands of 90,000 > different people with access to biometric data of 19.7 million > Kenyans. > > IEBC gave a contract to a French firm to implement the different > aspects of electronic voting. Is the 18m biometric information now in > the hands of foreign agents? Are there any data protection mechanisms > to secure biometric data of the citizenry? > > This is why Data protection and privacy laws should be a big debate > going forward. The MAG can find a proper way of framing these > concerns. > > Regards > > [1] http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/02/half-of-19mn- > kenyan-voters-are-from-rift-valley-eastern-and-central/ > [2] https://www.iebc.or.ke/election/technology/? > Biometric_Voter_Registration_System_(BVR) > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > twitter.com/lordmwesh > > > > > On 14 June 2017 at 10:52, Victor Kapiyo via kictanet > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Thank you all. Let's keep the suggestions coming in. Feel free to input > on > > the Google doc or on this thread. > > > > Victor > > > > > > > > On 14 Jun 2017 08:32, "Ronald Ojino via kictanet" > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > >> Dear Victor, > >> It would be very interesting to get it from IEBC on the > >> reliability/security/robustness/usability of their systems. Taking > note that > >> it is quite hard for kenyans to use the IEBC website perform basic > functions > >> like applying for the recently advertised vacancies. Are we expecting a > >> repeat of 2013 elections where the VBR kits kept failing? What measures > have > >> they put in place? > >> I would also like to to hear from social network reps e.g > >> Facebook/Whatsapp on the issue of fake news in the Kenyan elections. > >> Regards, > >> R.Ojino > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 11:42 PM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet > >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi Victor, > >>> I would very much be interested in a discussion on Internet shutdown(s) > >>> in Kenya in the upcoming election- their possibility, legal basis, > actors > >>> etc. I would hope to hear from the regulator, NCIC, Safaricom, LSK and > users > >>> on their view about shutdowns. It would also be great to hear from the > Af* > >>> community on the outcome of the anti-shutdown proposal that was > considered > >>> during the recently concluded Africa Internet Summit. > >>> Looking forward, > >>> > >>> 2017-06-13 16:46 GMT+03:00 Victor Kapiyo via kictanet > >>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>: > >>>> > >>>> Dear Listers, > >>>> > >>>> Kindly see the email below from the KIGF MAG requesting for your input > >>>> to propose topics for the 2017 Kenya IGF. > >>>> > >>>> Kindly share your input in the document linked below: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uSCfkuKS6ZCoyUWErH1HQggGlkdAZ > yZKs7Cp0U1fqJk/edit?usp=sharing > >>>> > >>>> Kind regards, > >>>> > >>>> Victor Kapiyo > >>>> MAG > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 9 June 2017 at 14:50, Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Greetings Listers, > >>>>> > >>>>> The Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) is an annual meeting that > >>>>> brings together various stakeholder groups to dialogue on ICT and > Internet > >>>>> policy. While the discussions give soft policy outcomes, KIGF is a > knowledge > >>>>> sharing platform that informs and inspires policy actors in both the > public > >>>>> and private sectors. The national forum also feeds into the regional > and > >>>>> global IGFs through a chain of reporting and representation to the > regional > >>>>> and global IGFs to ensure a bottom up Internet policy development > processes > >>>>> and a strong link between global internet policies and the national > one. > >>>>> This year, the meeting shall be held on the 6 July 2017 at the Laico > Hotel, > >>>>> Nairobi. > >>>>> > >>>>> On behalf of the local Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), we'd be > >>>>> interested to hear your views on the topics that you think ought to > be > >>>>> discussed during this year's KIGF17. > >>>>> > >>>>> To enable us track them, kindly share them in the format below: > >>>>> > >>>>> a) Proposed topic(s): > >>>>> > >>>>> E.g. Positive Social media use during elections > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> b) Why the topic is important or relevant: > >>>>> > >>>>> E.g. We have the general election in August and since social media is > >>>>> playing a key role in public engagement and expression during the > elections, > >>>>> it would be important to discuss the potential risk for abuse or > shutdowns > >>>>> and make recommendations to encourage positive social media use. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> c) Proposed speakers (if any): > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> E.g. Would wish to hear from an MP, NCIC, BAKE, or Facebook > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> We are working on a tight schedule, but we'll be happy to receive > your > >>>>> feedback by the 14 June 2017. > >>>>> > >>>>> We shall then compile your input and prepare the topics for the > pre-IGF > >>>>> online discussion scheduled for 19 - 23 June and the final IGF > Programme. > >>>>> We'll also get in touch with the proposed speakers to bring them > into the > >>>>> room. > >>>>> > >>>>> Here's the Kenya IGF 2016 Report for your review. > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> > >>>>> Victor Kapiyo > >>>>> Partner | Lawmark Partners LLP > >>>>> Advocate of the High Court of Kenya & Commissioner for Oaths > >>>>> Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | Web: > www.lawmark.co.ke > >>>>> ==================================================== > >>>>> “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig > >>>>> Ziglar > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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/ > nmutungu%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. 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Complaint against an MNO
by Odhiambo Washington 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

I have looked at http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/how-to-make-a-complaint, but just from reading, without downloading any forms, it's not obvious to me which category of complaint mine is in. I'll appreciate any pointers, On Tuesday last week (or Monday evening!) an MNO installed and switched on some Radio equipment on a mast that is in my neighborhood and with that, the neighborhood instantly lost all TV signals. We have been forced to engage technicians to try and help us out to get to watch TV again. They say we have to address the matter with the provider. Digital signals, including that of GOTv have been affected from/by what I believe is some signal from the equipment this MNO (or whoever it's sharing the mast with!) installed last week. In such a case of signal interference, which form should I be downloading from the above CA website? And why doesn't CA just have an online complaint submission system, which authenticates against the complainant's phone number or e-mail using a code?? PS: I believe the MNO who owns the mast is Airtel. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft."

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ICT Senate Committee Releases End of Term Report
by June Tessy 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Listers, According to the Star this morning, the Senate Committee on ICT for the first time, (being the first National Senate) released a report on their impact and accomplished tasks as a parliamentary team here < http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/06/12/senate-ict-team-hands-over-end-of… > Is anyone privy to this document and if so, is it available for circulation, would be greatly insightful to see what our leadership did. Kind Regards, June Tessy LinkedIn Profile <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/juneokal>

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Fwd: [governance] Launch of IGF Academy's Transfer Guide. Using strategies to create or enhance sustainable national IG structures
by Kawsu Sillah 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Dear colleagues, Sharing for your information. Hope you will find it useful. Please forgive the cross post and possible duplication. Rgds, Kawsu. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <ljp(a)irights.info> Date: Monday, June 12, 2017 Subject: [governance] Launch of IGF Academy's Transfer Guide. Using strategies to create or enhance sustainable national IG structures To: Governance <governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org>, "< bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net>" <bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net> Dear all, apologies for cross-posting. The IGF Academy just released a Transfer Guide with diverse strategies for everyone interested in creating or enhancing sustainable national/regional IG structures: from stakeholder mapping to SWOT analysis, funding and communication strategies. You can download the templates for your own personal use in the link given below. Regards, Lorena -- Lorena Jaume-Palasi Founder IGF Academy | igf.academy ***IGF Academy releases “IGF Academy Transfer Guide: Sharing Learning and Experience” to help create national Internet governance structures*** Berlin, Colombo, Johannesburg, June 12th, 2017 Do you plan to establish Internet governance processes in your country, or do you want to enhance existing ones? They can be extremely helpful for strengthening multi-stakeholder cooperation and developing joint positions between government, businesses, civil society and others on how to manage Internet resources in your country. To give everyone involved a head start, IGF Academy has released the Transfer Guide, a toolkit that can be used by new IGF National and Regional Initiatives (NRIs). The Transfer Guide shares insights into the work done by the IGF Academy Fellows from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Congo (Brazzaville), Myanmar, Namibia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Togo, and makes the good practice experiences available to a wider public. Download the IGF Academy Transfer Guide (10 MB) here: http://igf.academy/wp-content/uploads/IGF_transfer_guide_final.pdf The Transfer Guide outlines first strategic steps to create new NRIs and explains organisational tools such as stakeholder mapping, SWOT analysis, communication and funding strategies, as well as roadmaps. It combines the experiences and challenges of IGF Academy Fellows in creating Internet governance structures in their countries with the strategies they have developed to deal with these issues. IGF Academy partners with APC and LIRNEasia in providing support to 16 fellows from Africa and Asia for building or enhancing their nation’s IG infrastructures. “The first year of the IGF Academy has pushed forward political engagement and Internet governance discussions in all our partner countries. We are happy to share our insights and offer these experiences to enhance new NRIs globally”, Matthias Spielkamp, IGF Academy founder, explains. “The Transfer Guide offers a range of strategy tools to start up Internet governance dialogue and offers an honest perspective on the status quo for the upcoming national IGFs engaged in the IGF Academy. 2016 has been a rich experience in creating new IG initiatives and we are happy to continue our cooperation in 2017”, adds Lorena Jaume-Palasí, IGF Academy founder. The IGF Academy Toolkit is published under a Creative Commons license. Please feel free to copy, use, distribute and build upon this material. IGF Academy is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, ICANN and CIMA. The IGF Academy will hold online meetings with the fellows as well as provide webinars to assist them with the development of their strategy roadmaps until the upcoming global IGF. It will support all fellows to attend the IGF, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, and will organise a meeting on-site prior to the global IGF to prepare the fellows to participate in the forum. Download the IGF Academy Transfer Guide (10 MB) here: http://igf.academy/wp-content/uploads/IGF_transfer_guide_final.pdf For more information about the IGF Academy go to: http://igf.academy/ ***About IGF Academy*** IGF Academy was initiated by iRights in March 2016. It aims to foster freedom of expression on the Internet and inclusive and transparent national Internet governance and policy processes. Fellows from four African and four Asian countries will be supported in the creation and/or consolidation of multistakeholder, national Internet governance structures. The IGF Academy is run by iRights in cooperation with APC and LIRNEasia and funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. ***About iRights*** iRights is a non-governmental organisation based in Berlin. Consisting of iRights e.V., a charitable non-profit, and the independent think tank iRights.international, we have been active at the intersection of digitisation and society for more than ten years. Since 2005 we have been running the iRights.info online platform, one of Germany’s premier resources for information and discussions on copyright, privacy, media freedom and Internet governance issues. We develop joint projects and provide research and consultancy for a wide range of stakeholders: foundations and other NGOs, government and public entities, private companies, academic institutions and individuals. Our mission: To harness theopportunities of digitisation for the promotion of democracy and the public good. Our approach: We offer our expertise and create spaces for the cooperative development of practical outcomes and solutions. For inquiries regarding IGF Academy please email office(a)igf.academy -- Best Regards, [image: --]SILLAH Kawsu [image: https://]about.me/ksillah Visibility Consultant - Gambia YEP *Webpage <http://www.intracen.org/yep> | **Email <yepgambia(a)gmail.com> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/yepgambia/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/yepgambia> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/yepgambia/> **| Hashtag <http://#YEPGambia>* *Mobile: (+220) 986 5300 | 396 5300 | 686 5300*

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Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) 2017: Call for Session Proposals
by Juliet Nanfuka 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Greetings! FIFAfrica is inviting session proposals (Panel discussion/ Side event/ Lightning talk/ Skills workshop) for the upcoming Forum! Please see below for more details. Over the coming weeks further information will be released about the Forum. You can also use this link to submit <https://goo.gl/forms/2nmqeTqYXdvhVm8I2>session proposals. Apologies for cross posting. Please share onward in your networks. Best, Juliet View this email in your browser <http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?e=&u=d80a8e0082e29ffa0986bfd77&id=422ed85…> The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa <http://www.cipesa.org> (CIPESA) and the Association for Progressive Communications <http://www.apc.org>(APC) are proud to host the upcoming Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2017 <https://cipesa.org/annual-forum-2017/> (FIFAfrica). Be on the look out for more information over coming weeks. In the spirit of multi-stakeholderism, we invite your thoughts and proposals for sessions that can form part of FIFAfrica17. Propose A Session <https://goo.gl/forms/0rjbPa2qugU5bd3v2> *CIPESA **APC* [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/cipesaug> [image: Twitter] <http://www.twitter.com/cipesaug> [image: Website] <http://www.cipesa.org> [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/APCNews/> [image: Twitter] <http://www.twitter.com/apc_news> [image: Website] <http://www.apc.org> *Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2017Johannesburg | South Africa*

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 121, Issue 29
by Michael Ilishebo 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

The internet is neutral.....simple as that On 11 Jun 2017 07:19, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Technology Giants Under Fire For Facilitating Terrorism > (Ebele Okobi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 05:16:57 +0000 > From: Ebele Okobi <ebeleokobi(a)fb.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Technology Giants Under Fire For Facilitating > Terrorism > Message-ID: <A6EFDA54-83F5-49B5-92DF-99F94EEBAB2A(a)fb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This is interesting-but you reference Nigeria shutting down the Internet. > This isn't something I am aware of-when did this happen? Also Boko Haram is > actually known for not using the Internet almost at all. Lately, there have > been very minor attempts likely driven by outside groups, but the Internet > isn't really a vector for Boko Haram recruitment. > > I'd be very interested in context on this statement. > > Ebele Okobi | Public Policy Director, Africa > m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315<tel:+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315> > 10 Brock Street | London<x-apple-data-detectors://0/1> | NW1 3FG > ebeleokobi(a)fb.com<mailto:ebeleokobi@fb.com> > > > > On Jun 11, 2017, at 1:52 AM, Andrew Alston via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> > wrote: > > This may also be of interest?. > > For those who want to say that the Internet is bad place, and contributing > to the rise of extremist and the radicalization of people, and claiming > that it is the driving force behind the terrorism we see today?. I was > curious after reading Theresa May?s comments, and so I went and did some > research and downloaded the global terrorism database, and started > crunching numbers for Europe and the United States going back to 1970. > (Sadly, I don?t have data for 2016 and 2017, but I think the trend is still > pretty clear) > > Attached is a graph of the number of deaths by terrorism in North America > and Europe from 1970 to 2015 ? ou will notice that there is a steady > downward trend ? and in the days *BEFORE* the Internet existed ? the rates > of terrorism were actually *FAR* higher than what they are today. As > someone commented on my facebook feed ? maybe it?s because the Internet > helps us understand each other?s cultures rather than just considering them > the enemy. Who knows ? but the fact is ? the arguments that are coming out > about the Internet driving terrorism simply don?t add up with the numbers > that are available. > > I?ve got some more data that I?ll crunch in the next day or two and will > share that as well ? specifically, I want to look and see if there is a > rise in violent terrorist attacks in the global terrorism database that are > preceded by Internet Shutdowns ? I know that I read that there is evidence > that Nigeria turning off the Internet to combat Boko Haram contributed to > more radicalization ? but will crunch the data and see what it says and > share it with you when I get done. > > Thanks > > Andrew > > > From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+andrew.alston=liquidtelecom. > com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein via kictanet > Sent: 11 June 2017 03:02 > To: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com<mailto:Andrew.Alston@ > liquidtelecom.com>> > Cc: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Technology Giants Under Fire For Facilitating > Terrorism > > Rosemary and all > > I think articles like these hoodwink us into thinking that governments the > world over are not already cooperating with big internet firms for National > Security reasons. Citizens around the world are waking up to the stark > reality of the choice between enhanced national security and personal > privacy and choice. > > It's a difficult situation. More amplified by how citizens react. Take for > example the hullabaloo a few months back in Kenya when it was alleged that > the CA was snooping on us. The outrage on social media was massive and > sustained. Yet we have a real problem in Kenya where some groups in the > name of religion spew hate and death liberally. Then there's the alleged > vigilante on social media who goes out and deliberately metes out > extrajudicial justice in the most brazen way imaginable and we cheer > him/her. In the U.K. Theresa May's strategy of calling for an early > election failed partly because young people (Millennials) voted in larger > numbers to protest against proposed curbing of privacy online. > > It's not an easy situation. Who polices the police? Who makes the choice > between hate speech and genuine protest against oppression? Take for > example the Mandela issue. Was he a terrorist or a hero? > > http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/332954-todays-terrorist- > could-tomorrows-hero-mandela-off-us-terror-list-3.html<http > s://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.pprune. > org_jet-2Dblast_332954-2Dtodays-2Dterrorist-2Dcould- > 2Dtomorrows-2Dhero-2Dmandela-2Doff-2Dus-2Dterror-2Dlist- > 2D3.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_ > Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s= > 1YGDfjOqzLjAfU9OMjQrdk__ltJDJ-OMRasJ2YvNVws&e=> > > These are questions I fear that we will not answer in many years to come. > Ali Hussein > Principal > Hussein & Associates > +254 0713 601113 > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<https://urldefense. > proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ke.linkedin.com_in_alihkassim&d=DwMGaQ&c= > 5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m= > OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s=5dYIlHEGwaWLW2a0mx3- > kdMjcrzz1tekazsRiu_-_mM&e=> > > "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a > habit." ~ Aristotle > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 10 Jun 2017, at 7:03 PM, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> > wrote: > > Dear Listers, > > There may be an emerging paradigm shift from the traditional intermidiary > liability consensus. > > http://www.economist.com/news/international/21723106-some- > criticism-unfair-there-more-they-could-do-tech-giants-are- > under-fire?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/techgiantsareunderfireforfacil > itatingterrorism<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/ > url?u=http-3A__www.economist.com_news_international_ > 21723106-2Dsome-2Dcriticism-2Dunfair-2Dthere-2Dmore- > 2Dthey-2Dcould-2Ddo-2Dtech-2Dgiants-2Dare-2Dunder-2Dfire- > 3Ffsrc-3Dscn_fb_te_bl_ed_techgiantsareunderfireforfacil > itatingterrorism&d=DwMGaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_ > Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s= > DL6cDiAh6aaJysuLtrjsJOOpRHWgGqiyxIpSzVg1D0E&e=>, > > Tech giants are now being forced to take up new responsibilities in the > fight against terrorism. > > Kind regards, > > Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu > On Jun 10, 2017 5:33 AM, "Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> > wrote: > For the blockchain naysayers, this is for you.... > > #smart contract #smartcities #blockchain disruption > > http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/now- > smartphone-is-your-passport-in-dubai-1.2040149<https:// > urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__m.gulfnews.com_ > news_uae_emergencies_now-2Dsmartphone-2Dis-2Dyour- > 2Dpassport-2Din-2Ddubai-2D1.2040149&d=DwMGaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r= > ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m= > OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s= > JTxiDFnBrXxEvTm_viwLB8IdeHR2--_V-OrZ56_Zz0U&e=> > > > > > Timothy Oriedo > > about.me/Timoriedo<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/ > url?u=http-3A__about.me_Timoriedo&d=DwMGaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r= > ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m= > OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s=3unvMHBRPgwJ6ti0DfKHH_ > 639ZrMvySEzOjc1rZkODs&e=> > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<http > s://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists. > kictanet.or.ke_mailman_listinfo_kictanet&d=DwMGaQ&c= > 5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m= > OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s=lk_Xx8MTL_ > r7LKUIWRzticJBVxc179sMGmiFJyPO3sM&e=> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet<https://urldefense.proofpoint. > com/v2/url?u=http-3A__twitter.com_kictanet&d=DwMGaQ&c= > 5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m= > OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s=lRmJ4_- > glYwwwbm6cS4f1xDvYw_YEg_r-52Xi2t4H9E&e=> > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/chemukoechk%40gmail.com<https: > //urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists. > kictanet.or.ke_mailman_options_kictanet_chemukoechk- > 2540gmail.com&d=DwMGaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_ > Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nb > kG7qj5XySQ9EY&s=gkxZV-TIkpw-AvubmS4n1C4Gb4oAtf-d6YEJL19HsR0&e=> > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. 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Re: [kictanet] Technology Giants Under Fire For Facilitating Terrorism
by Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu 11 Jun '17

11 Jun '17

Dear Listers, There may be an emerging paradigm shift from the traditional intermidiary liability consensus. http://www.economist.com/news/international/21723106-some-criticism-unfair-… , Tech giants are now being forced to take up new responsibilities in the fight against terrorism. Kind regards, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu On Jun 10, 2017 5:33 AM, "Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > For the blockchain naysayers, this is for you.... > > #smart contract #smartcities #blockchain disruption > > http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/now- > smartphone-is-your-passport-in-dubai-1.2040149 > > > > > Timothy Oriedo > > about.me/Timoriedo > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/chemukoechk%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. >

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Voter profiling in the 2017 Kenyan election – Privacy International – Medium
by Kevin Donovan 10 Jun '17

10 Jun '17

I don't think this has made the rounds yet: https://medium.com/@privacyint/voter-profiling-in-the-2017-kenyan-election-… Voter profiling in the 2017 Kenyan election Earlier this month, the Kenyan daily The Star reported that UK-based data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica had been quietly contracted by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s party in a bid to win himself a second term in office. State House officials were quick to deny the claims <https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/president-uhuru-kenyattas-jubilee-party-hire…>, while the company itself issued no comment. Cambridge Analytica has exploded onto the scene following revelations that its psychometric profiling techniques were used and reportedly played a role in both the US election and the UK Brexit referendum. The company has been in the limelight <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/14/robert-mercer-cambridge-…> ever since, and the UK information commissioner is launching an investigation <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/04/cambridge-analytics-data…> into the way political parties target voters through social media. The news that Cambridge Analytica has reportedly been hired by an increasingly unpopular president <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/05/18/raila-closing-in-on-uhuru-poll_c1…> (according to some polls) to win a very close, tense election, does not necessarily give case for alarm. This is not the first time that Kenyatta’s administration has carried out opinion polling to hedge its chances. In fact, Cambridge Analytica worked on behalf of one of the candidates in the 2013 election, claiming to have implemented <https://ca-political.com/casestudies/casestudykenya2013> the largest political research project in Africa. The Kenyan government has strategically called on the services of UK firms in the past <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/05/28/state-house-now-using-pollsters-t…>. London-based public relations Agency BTP Advisors, which is reportedly working with Cambridge Analytica over the next few months <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/05/28/state-house-now-using-pollsters-t…>, represents the Kenyan government, including in interactions with the UK Parliament <http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/foreign-affairs/Listo…>. BTP Advisors, also claims credit for building scepticism <http://www.btpadvisers.com/work/kenya-elections-2013> about the International Criminal Court in Kenya, during the ultimately fruitless attempt to prosecute President Kenyatta for alleged involvement in crimes against humanity following the 2007 elections. But in an election context, profiling and microtargeting of voters is particularly problematic. Kenya’s presidential election this year is no ordinary one. That the Kenyan president’s Jubilee party would commit a reported 6 million USD to Cambridge Analytica for a mere 3-month project contract so soon to the polling date, and with such secrecy, gives cause for further scrutiny. A short (recent) history of a bad idea Political campaigns frequently rely on data, from constant polling, to finding out where to hold rallies or how to communicate to undecided voters. As people’s lives become increasingly digital, the volume of data available to political campaigns and marketers increases, and so does the granularity of data available. Everything we do is becoming traceable: the websites we visit, who we talk to (and how often), where we have been, and what we care about. All of these data can be used to make sensitive inferences and predictions about people. Personality traits, for instance, can be predicted from Facebook likes <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/11838515/This-online-tool-re…>, or even phone metadata <http://web.media.mit.edu/~yva/papers/deMontjoye2013predicting.pdf>. Behavioural data can also reveal someone’s sexual orientation — even though an individual has never decided to consciously reveal this information anywhere online. Access to such data means that political campaigns and marketers are able to create detailed profiles of individual voters and entire populations. As early as 2008, for instance, the Obama campaign had reportedly gathered as many as one thousand variables <https://www.technologyreview.com/s/509026/how-obamas-team-used-big-data-to-…> about each voter drawn from voter registration records, consumer data warehouses, and past campaign contacts to better target its messaging. Such profiles include sensitive information, such as how likely an individual is to vote at all, their income bracket, interests, health, opinions, habits, or even predicted future behaviour. It also means that messages can be microtargeted to individual voters, depending on how likely they are to be persuaded. Enter Cambridge Analytica. The company markets itself <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhvX9QCiZP0> as unique because it does not simply predict individuals’ interests or future behaviour, it also creates psychometric profiles (in addition to the plethora of other information that can be obtained and predicted from the data traces we leave behind). Psychometric data include personality, that is information about how an individual scores on a number of measures, from neuroticism, to openness or extraversion. Data is not just important to target individual voters. Online communication has radically transformed the way that people learn about the news, including political campaigns and issues. Some suggest that this has enabled new forms of automated propaganda to spread in ways we do not fully understand — from fake news to political bots on social media. While Cambridge Analytica specialises on political campaigns, it was created by SCL Elections — a company that focusses on data-driven communications for governments and military organizations worldwide. What we do know from the Snowden revelations is that Western intelligence agencies have considerable interest in harnessing these new possibilities. The British signals intelligence agency GCHQ employs a unit called JTRIG that uses insights from social science <https://theintercept.com/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/>, such as psychology, to engage in online manipulation and (mis)information campaigns. More red flags than a bullfighting convention Collecting data about millions of Kenyans to profile, target, and persuade voters on behalf of the Kenyan president is a strikingly bad idea. Let us count the ways. 1. In Kenya, ethnicity has become political. Very political. The amplification and politicization of distinctions between Kenya’s over 70 ethnic groups results from a long history of manipulation by elites for personal and group gain — a history in which Kenya’s colonizer, Britain, played no small part. (See here <http://www.dw.com/en/the-role-of-ethnicity-in-kenyan-politics/a-37442394> and here <http://www.katibainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ethnicity-Nationh…>, for example). Post-independence Kenya broadly saw the emergence of a political elite of Kikuyu ethnicity, for a number of complex reasons including favourable access to land in Kenya’s fertile rift valley, while ethnic Kalenjin and Luo political elites also consolidated their own political support among co-ethnics in an attempt to access state power <https://www.opendemocracy.net/article/kenya_ethnicity_tribe_and_state>. Fast forward to 2007. Widespread dissatisfaction over the re-election of president Mwai Kibaki in December against contender Raila Odinga erupted as extreme violence expressed often in ‘tribal’ language and targeting. At least 1,100 people were killed <https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/kenya1211webwcover_0.pdf> and thousands forced to flee their homes; many of these were victims of the now-banned Mungiki citizens’ militia, which espouses a virulent form of Kikuyu nationalism. The International Commission of Inquiry on Post-Election Violence <http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/15A00F569813F4D549…> report attributes much of the violence factors including many voters’ perception that it was essential that the ethnic group from which they come to win the Presidency in order to ensure access to state resources. “Tribalism” is thus both the thing that should not be discussed — the National Cohesion and Integration Commission <https://www.cohesion.or.ke/> assiduously monitors ethnic hate speech — and also a resilient conceptual framework through which economic <http://allafrica.com/stories/200807141478.html>, social <https://www.cohesion.or.ke/index.php/news-all/461-county-governments-are-a-…>, and political <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17531050802058401> grievances, particularly against the President’s Kikuyu ethnic group, are expressed Profiling individual Kenyans — of the kind that Cambridge Analytica’s technology would do — is particularly sensitive in this context. In Kenya, someone’s name is often all you need to discern their ethnicity. Gathering such personal data on millions of Kenyan citizens is highly problematic, especially since it is unclear how such data will be stored and who will have access to it. Such questions become even more pressing if the election result is contested. The Cambridge Analytica affair has already fed into a popular perception that the ruling party has allegedly mobilized state resources in an attempt “rig” the election, as expressed by many commentators <https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/05/10/uhuru-hires-data-firm-behind-tru…> . In short, the issue is already having an impact, and it’s not pretty: “[Cambridge] Analytica is feared for extreme scaremongering and fearmongering…” opines one opposition group <https://www.kenya-today.com/pictures/raila-odinga-cord-effect> on Facebook, for example. “Jubilee is intending to make this election the dirtiest, most hate-filled campaign to retain power <https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:g3ryv9_sUIMJ:https://…> .” 2. Corruption and lack of transparency on political spending. Kenya suffers extraordinary levels of corruption, particularly in the public sector. Transparency International ranks Kenya among the top 30 most corrupt countries <https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2016> globally, according to its Corruption Perceptions Index. Scandal <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/10/29/kenyans-outraged-over-uhuru-kin-l…> after financial scandal has rocked the Kenyatta administration, and the Mwai and Moi administrations <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-31733052> before it. The opposition has long accused the incumbent administration of taking extraordinary advantage of access to state funds to cement its power. For its part, opposition candidate Raila Odinga, too, has vowed to spare no expense in setting up an alternative vote counting system, to ‘rig proof’ the results <http://kenyannews.co.ke/politics/inside-nasa-raila-presidential-campaign-th…>. The secrecy and denials around the reported Cambridge Analytica deal, which at its most benign is another example of a candidate mobilizing data to their cause, do little to dissuade these tensions. Within the context of pervasive state corruption in Kenya, the project risks adding to the gaping absence of faith <https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/02/11/apathy-faltering-listing-reflect…> many Kenyans feel in the democratic process. 3. Kenya has no data protection law. Let’s imagine that Cambridge Analytica do for the Jubilee party what they say they do <https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/how-our-likes-helped-trump-win> for other campaigns. If CA’s work is just slightly similar to what we have learned about their work in the US and Europe, they will be creating a database of highly sensitive information about a considerable share of a country’s population. We don’t know what data sources they will use, or whether they will be doing psychometric predictions. In this context, it is important to note that personality has been predicted from phone metadata — not just Facebook likes. The possibilities are endless. Could such a database contain information about ethnicity, political leaning, and who knows, sexual orientation or even health data? All of this happens in a politically volatile country, as part of a tight and tense election. Will Cambridge Analytica share or sell this data? Will they store it securely? Could the data be leaked, hacked, or stolen? Could it be accessed by the government? By the President? There is no comprehensive guidance on how data collected and processed in Kenya should be stored, retained, and protected — and this is worrying. The Kenyan government has expanded its powers of surveillance <https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/track_capture_final.pdf> and data collection. It passed Security Laws (Amendment) Act <http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/AmendmentActs/2014/SecurityLa…>. It is steaming ahead with the Cybersecurity Bill <http://www.ict.go.ke/cabinet-approves-cyber-security-bill/>. It has put in place a number of serious cybersecurity initiatives (more on that from us later). But when it comes to data protection, those initiatives have lost steam — the Data Protection Bill has been languishing since 2013. 4. Rampant unaccountable spying. The intelligence services have a proven record of exceeding their legal mandate to spy on Kenyans, according to our latest investigation <https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/track_capture_final.pdf> on surveillance in the country. Again, this does not inspire confidence in the government’s desire to “play by the rules” of democratic processes, such as elections. 5. Finally, the election is slated to be a very close and possibly contested. Tensions are high <https://www.ndi.org/sites/default/files/FINAL%20-%20Kenya%20PEAM%20statemen…>. Following April’s primary elections, there have already been clashes between supporters of rival parties <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-20/kenya-s-president-warns-…>, which President Kenyatta recently condemned <https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-04-24/kenya-s-ruling-party…> as “hooliganism”. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission has deployed monitors to counties in which it anticipates further trouble <https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/04/14/ncic-trains-team-to-avert-violen…>, and recent polls suggest that election-related violence is Kenyans’ single-biggest worry <https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000228493/election-related-violenc…> for 2017. Even if Cambridge Analytica’s contribution only helps Jubilee party to sway a few thousand votes, given how close the election will be (according to some polls), this edge may well be decisive. Not knowing or not caring? Does Cambridge Analytica not know this, or does not care? Even if the company does not have the power to influence significant numbers of voters the mere *perception* that Cambridge Analytica’s service, which relies on in-depth profiling of voters and which presumably includes ethnicity — will add more wood to the pyre. Currently there are no that once an extensive database of citizens’ sensitive information is collected it won’t be abused. In light of this, Privacy International has written to Cambridge Analytica <https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/PI%20letter%20to%20Cam…>with questions about how the company assessed the risk of their work in Kenya and how it will ensure that Kenyans’ personal data will be protected.

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