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Software Runs My Car, and the license just expired
by Barrack Otieno 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

*by Mwenda Tevin Gitonga and Mwangi Michael Mbuthia.* The vehicle of your dreams has finally arrived and you cannot wait to take it out on the road. It’s second hand but it is still your dream vehicle. On switching on the ignition key you get the surprise of your life. You paid for the vehicle but you never paid for the software. This was the situation a second-hand buyer of a Tesla vehicle found themselves in, after purchasing the vehicle and getting a message from Tesla <https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21127243/tesla-model-s-autopilot-disabled…> informing them that they had not paid for the software features that come with the vehicle. Tesla, therefore, had remotely disabled the Software of the vehicle. The vehicle had been advertised by the third party as having the software features mainly the driver assistance features. For more click on this link <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?p=41525>. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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It is time for the Universal Service Fund to shine
by kanini mutemi 15 Apr '20

15 Apr '20

Dear Listers, Wouldn’t this be an opportune time for USF to realize that last mile connectivity and subsidized internet access? We’re moving everything online- how about those who are left behind? -- *Mercy Mutemi, Advocate*.

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An unintended consequence of the COVID19 lockdown in Africa
by Eric M K Osiakwan 15 Apr '20

15 Apr '20

http://blogs.harvard.edu/eric/2020/04/13/covid-19-is-speeding-up-the-digita… Eric here Eric M K Osiakwan +233244386792 www.ericosiakwan.com

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Re: [kictanet] REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON RPA
by Emmanuel Ochieng 15 Apr '20

15 Apr '20

Greetings Team, I would kindly like to request for anyone who knows of any Kenyan based company that has implemented or is in the process of implementing RPA (Blueprism, Uipath, Automation anywhere etc). Please share the company names with me. Kind Regards, Emmanuel.

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Sector Statistics Report Q2 2019-2020
by Grace Githaiga 15 Apr '20

15 Apr '20

Listers For those who may have missed, the Communications Authority recently released the Quarter 2 Sector Statistics Report. Notably, CA revised its data collection template in a bid to meet data requirements by various stakeholders. The report notes that CA shared a manual on definitions and methodologies of collecting and reporting Telecommunication indicators with service providers and the public for purposes of common understanding of ICT indicators. The manual was developed in consultation with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and is available on here: https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ICT-Indicators-Manual-2019-.pdf The Quarter 2 Sector Statistics Report provides an overview of the performance and trends of the ICT sector for the period 1st October to 31st December 2019. It further notes an increase in cyber threats, and a decrease in .ke domain names from the previous quarter to stand at 91,940. However, it was recently reported on this list that the domain names have now hit the 100, 000 mark. Meaning that the situation has improved in the last three months. And amazing-- people are still sending out letters which rose to 10.5 million letters compared to 9.6 million letters sent between July and September 2019. This was attributed to the sending of success cards to candidates undertaking national exams, and I suspect christmas cards. The full report: https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sector-Statistics-Report-Q2-201…

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Register for AFRINIC's next webinar: How to create the ideal IPv6 address plan
by Barrack Otieno 14 Apr '20

14 Apr '20

Listers, Might be of interest to you. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Susan Akinyi Otieno <susan.otieno(a)afrinic.net> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020, 9:11 am Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Register for AFRINIC's next webinar: How to create the ideal IPv6 address plan To: <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear Colleagues, IPv6 address planning is key to a smooth and successful IPv6 deployment in your network. Not adequately doing it now may mean renumbering and making changes later on. In IPv6 deployment, moving away from the IPv4 scarcity mindset may also be difficult. Most initial IPv6 address plans we have seen lack proper hierarchy and you should not spend weeks explaining your IPv6 address plan. Worry not, our experienced team of IPv6 experts will be on air to share tips and best practices which will make it easy for you to come up with an ideal IPv6 address plan. By the end of this webinar, you should be able to; - Estimate your IPv6 addressing needs - Request for an IPv6 prefix on myafrinic - Subdivide your IPv6 prefix based on your network hierarchy - Implement your address plan into an IP Address Management (IPAM) software Use the following link to register: <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2015686259690/WN_xNHtCjOCRyKxk_4p8-7BEw> <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2015686259690/WN_xNHtCjOCRyKxk_4p8-7BEw%3C…> *Date: 16 April 2020* Time: * 16:30 GST* (Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar) *12:30 UTC* (Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire) * 13:30 WAT* (Nigeria, Cameroon) *15:30 EAT* (Kenya, Uganda) The webinar will be in English and as usual. A French one will be organised later. *Do not forget to add the event to your calendar!* See you at the webinar! -- Susan M.A. Otieno Marketing and PR Manager African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) t: +230 403 5100 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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ANALYSYS MASON REPORT ON KENYA TELECOM SECTOR
by Ali Hussein 14 Apr '20

14 Apr '20

Listers Going through the CA Market Analysis Report for Oct -Dec 2019 reminded me of the above report. Whatever happened to the final report? What I can find (apart from the 'leaked' report that was circulating last year of course) is this:- Kenya Telecoms Market Report 2019 <https://www.analysysmason.com/Research/Content/Country-reports/kenya-countr…> Maybe the CA could shade some light? Regards *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 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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#Africa vs Virus CHALLENGE
by Grace Githaiga 13 Apr '20

13 Apr '20

Good morning Listers This may be of interest to some of you. 72-hour *Ideathon*: Addressing the challenges presented by the global Novel Coronavirus pandemic to African societies, economies and individuals and prototyping tech and non-tech solutions. Governments, civil society organizations, companies and citizens are all invited to submit challenges until Wednesday, April 15. For more information: https://africavsvirus.com/

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN68 to be Held as Remote Public Meeting
by Barrack Otieno 10 Apr '20

10 Apr '20

Listers, FYI Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2020, 8:48 am Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN68 to be Held as Remote Public Meeting To: AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> Hello everyone, Please read more at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-04-09-en Thanks -- *Yaovi Atohoun* *Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager- Africa*; *ICANN* *www.icann.org <http://www.icann.org>* _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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KICTANet Submission to Senate on Covid-19
by Liz Orembo 09 Apr '20

09 Apr '20

Thanks again everyone for the stimulating discussions. Here's what we have submitted to the senate: https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?mdocs-posts=tech-solutions-to-covid-19-response… The discussion threads are still open. Feel free to add your views and raise any ideas you think might be helpful in this situation. Also, keep us up to date with the initiatives you are carrying out. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Facebook: Academic Research Proposals
by David Indeje 08 Apr '20

08 Apr '20

Call for academic research proposals (Facebook) Economic Impact of Digital Technologies request for proposals https://research.fb.com/programs/research-awards/proposals/economic-impact-…

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] New ICANN Learn Course for Registrants Now Available
by Barrack Otieno 07 Apr '20

07 Apr '20

Listers, Might be of interest to you. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2020, 5:56 pm Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] New ICANN Learn Course for Registrants Now Available To: AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> Hello everyone, The Registrant Basics: Essentials for Domain Name Holders course aims to educate registrants and the end user community on registrant’s rights and responsibilities and their role in the domain name ecosystem. Also covered are ICANN policies that impact registrants, particularly when registering and managing domain names. Sign up and learn more at https://learn.icann.org/ Thanks -- *Yaovi Atohoun* *Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager- Africa*; *ICANN* *www.icann.org <http://www.icann.org>* _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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#DontGoViral: UNESCO and i4Policy launch a campaign to crowdsource local content to combat the Infodemic in Africa
by Lydia gachungi 07 Apr '20

07 Apr '20

UNESCO, in partnership with the Innovation for Policy Foundation (i4Policy), is launching an online campaign to crowdsource local openly licensed content to inform communities across Africa about COVID-19. https://en.unesco.org/news/dontgoviral-unesco-and-i4policy-launch-campaign-…

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Tech Solutions for Covid-19
by Liz Orembo 07 Apr '20

07 Apr '20

Good morning listers, The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes. 1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments. 2. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers. 3. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews 4. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc 5. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country. Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country? Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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KICTAnet submission to the Senate on Covid19
by Liz Orembo 07 Apr '20

07 Apr '20

Thank you all for your input on the above subject. A small reminder, that the deadline for submission is tomorrow. If you haven't sent your comments yet, please do so by end of today so that we have enough time to put the document together. Asanteni. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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ETHIOPIA HATE-SPEECH-AND-DISINFORMATION-PREVENTION-AND-SUPPRESSION-PROCLAMATION.pdf - Google Drive
by Lydia gachungi 07 Apr '20

07 Apr '20

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1na2kmMIU_Z2zQLd4ElnpQbxh2sv4g5a-/view

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Participate in AFRINIC's next webinar ''Preparing Critical Internet Infrastructure for Black Swan Events''
by Barrack Otieno 07 Apr '20

07 Apr '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Susan Akinyi Otieno <susan.otieno(a)afrinic.net> Date: Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 12:27 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Participate in AFRINIC's next webinar ''Preparing Critical Internet Infrastructure for Black Swan Events'' To: <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear Colleagues, Like many professionals around the world, recent events have affected your everyday practices and routines. You might even wish there was a fast forward button to skip 2020. One or more of the following may have happened to you: * Working from home is the new normal * Someone you know has lost all or part of their income * Your children or friend’s children have had to stop going to school You have considered making a sacrifice to the gods of the Internet (ok — maybe not). You may also have realised that perhaps those people who were pushing for Internet access as a human right weren’t so wrong after all - the Internet is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s an essential requirement for survival in the 21st century. Join us as we discuss critical internet infrastructure. We will specifically focus on: * What is critical Internet infrastructure? * How do Black Swan events, e.g. pandemics, affect critical Internet infrastructure? * How are critical infrastructure holding up around the world during this COVID-19 pandemic? * How do we determine and plug the critical infrastructure deficits at organisational and national levels? Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2015686259690/WN_uNfJ7GZfT72__ktKZ2espw *Date: 9th April 2020* Time: 16:30 GST (Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar) 12:30 UTC (Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire) 13:30 WAT (Nigeria, Cameroon) 15:30 EAT (Kenya, Uganda) The webinar will be in English. A French one will be organised later. Please do not forget to add the event to your calendar. -- Susan M.A. Otieno Marketing and PR Manager African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) t: +230 403 5100 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Airtel voice share falls over 25pc after traffic review
by Victor Kapiyo 07 Apr '20

07 Apr '20

Airtel Kenya’s share of voice market in three months to December fell more than a quarter after the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) reported the telecoms operator had been inflating traffic numbers on its network. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/Airtel-voice-share-…

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Internet Should Be A Public Utility Service
by Dorcas Muthoni 07 Apr '20

07 Apr '20

Hi all, This is an article I wrote recently: http://www.afchix.org/blog_post/internet-should-be-public-utility/ Happy to here your thoughts. The regulatory framework needs to be future looking. The COVID-19 situation is bringing us back to the table to revise what we otherwise thought was reasonable use and penetration of the Internet in Kenya and across Africa. Good time to revive like APC, KICTANET etc to revisit policy advocacy on universally accessible and affordable Internet access. Internet should be considered as critical as other services like water, electricity, sewerage etc. We all know the school calendar is in total jeopardy and talks on having kids repeat 2020 on the table. Universally accessible and affordable Internet access is what will give us a continuity strategy for education and support telemedicine. These are some of the areas where growth must happen. Regards, Muthoni

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.Ke domains cross the 100,000 Mark
by Barrack Otieno 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Listers, Finally we have over 100,000 <http://registry.kenic.or.ke/statistics.jsp> .Ke names, what a milestone. Next should be the 1 Million Mark. Kudos to the KeNIC team. Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Invitation to Webinar: Managing Business Through the COVID Crisis
by Evans Ikua 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

*Business Continuity Management Sustainment During COVID 19: What You Can Do Right Now* Business Continuity Management includes strategies for continuing operations. We are in the sustainment phase of pandemic planning for business. Some of those strategies are more creative in times where non-essential personal are at home and customers are unable to come to non-essential businesses. Non the less, the strategies are implementable staring today. Don’t forget Information and Cyber Security. Many are being asked to practice social distancing and work from home. The reality of remote operations can create greater security risks as teleworking creates a variety of new vulnerabilities if you have not preplanned. Knowing about them, will help you safely work remotely. It is also critical to document your COVID-19 Response. While this is the first time your business may be experiencing a situation like this, it is not the first Pandemic that other organizations have experienced. Michael C. Redmond has helped many organizations document their response during pandemic and other events to use in both updating their Business Continuity Plan and in creating response plans for future use. These included SARS, H1NI Pandemics as well as many other events such as 911 and the flood in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina and many more. Companies that did not document their response properly failed to respond quickly when the next event affected them. What we will cover: - What does it t means to work remotely. - What can you keep your business productive considering the current environment? - Remote operations strategies for communicating, maintaining customers and even tweaking your normal operations to allow for servicing clients and customers remotely. - Simple solutions can help avoid the pitfalls that can affect continuing operations and maintaining security. This webinar applies to all organizations. About the Speaker Michael C. Redmond is a director with EFPR Group. She specializes in Risk Management areas. *Managing Business Through the COVID Crisis* *http://info.efprgroup.com/coronacrisissustainability <http://info.efprgroup.com/coronacrisissustainability>* -- *Kind Regards,Evans Ikua,* Cell: +254-722-955831 *----------------------------------------------------*

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Interview with Parminder on community ownership of data
by Barrack Otieno 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Listers, Interesting perspective on community ownership of data. I would appreciate feedback from our tech Lawyers @Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> @Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu <chemukoechk(a)gmail.com> @Francis Monyango <monyango93(a)gmail.com> Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Richard Hill via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Date: Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 12:25 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] Interview with Parminder on community ownership of data To: <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> People on this list might be interested in this conversation with Parminder, which was just published by ALAI: "It’s time to talk about data politics and economic rights" at: https://www.alainet.org/en/articulo/205631 Also in Spanish: "Es hora de hablar de política de datos y derechos económicos" at https://www.alainet.org/en/node/205632 The interview took place following the launch of the Just Net Digital Manifesto, available at: https://justnetcoalition.org/digital-justice-manifesto Here are a couple of excerpts from the cited interview: "...although there is no law on ownership of data and people don’t want to talk about it, the fact is that the large data corporations consider the data that they collect as theirs; and then guard it behind technical walls as their de facto property.... if we let this default ownership practice go on for much longer, it will become quasi law, and may even be accepted into law, because the digital relationships and structures would all be quite entrenched, and almost impossible to reverse." Concerning the difference with intellectual property rights, that favour companies: "...in the case of ‘ideas’, they are out there for anyone to share and copy, whereby corporations wanted law and ownership regimes to stop such free sharing. In case of data, it is already with corporations, behind its technology walls, and inaccessible to others, including those who contributed the data and to whom the data refers. Corporations do not need law in this case for exclusive appropriation. It is the data source and data subject people and communities who want a ‘data ownership’ regime to employ law to get access to their own data." Best, Richard _______________________________________________ To manage your Internet Society subscriptions or unsubscribe, log into the Member Portal at https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login and go to the Interests tab within your profile. - View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Becoming UA-Ready – ICANN Update
by Barrack Otieno 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Listers, Might be of interest to you. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020, 7:39 pm Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Becoming UA-Ready – ICANN Update To: AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> Cc: idnafrica(a)icann.org <idnafrica(a)icann.org> Hello everyone, Please read more on this blog at https://www.icann.org/news/blog/becoming-ua-ready-icann-update Other: Based on the statement of work (SOW) on Email Tools and Definitions developed by UA EAI WG a call for proposals has been posted at the UASG SOW wiki page <https://community.icann.org/display/TUA/UA+Statements+of+Work>. Proposals should be sent to UAProgram(a)icann.org by 15 April. Thanks -- *Yaovi Atohoun* *Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager- Africa*; *ICANN* *www.icann.org <http://www.icann.org>* _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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Stolen phone blocking - A short story about CA vs MNOs
by Odhiambo Washington 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Once upon a time, when your mobile phone got stolen, you'd report to the police who'd issue you with their famous "Police Abstract". You would present that form, together with proof of purchase of your mobile phone to your preferred MNO - Safaricom, Kencell, etc who would then verify your identity and ownership of the said phone and proceed to BLOCK it from being used. During those days, the MNOs used to have a central shared database of all BLOCKed phones and those phones would be rendered almost useless unless unBLOCKed. It was possible to recover your stolen phone then - should a buyer of a BLOCKED phone end up at one of the MNOs offices to ask why "their phone" wasn't working. *Las cosas cambiaron.* These days, when technology has advanced, if your phone gets stolen, the MNOs don't block it. The last time I had such an unfortunate incident, Airtel told me that they no longer block such phones because when stolen, the thieves go to some crooks who then write a new set of IMEIs to the phones, which then keep on being used by the new owners. However, if I needed that form to show that the MNO blocked my phone, I can get it :-( Now, it seems that crooks beat CA to their game, or who was it who had control/supervision and enforcement of this process??? And me here in my naivety was thinking that with the advancement of technology and regional integration in EA, the CA of KE, CA of UG, CA of TZ, Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi would come together and ensure compliance from the regional MNOs, such that a phone stolen in EA Region becomes unusable due to the MNOs sharing the BLOCKage database. End of story. Not sure it was short as initially intended. CA, are you listening? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", grep ^[^#] :-)

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Trolls exploit Zoom privacy settings as app gains popularity
by Grace Githaiga 01 Apr '20

01 Apr '20

Listers In the wake of covid 19, many organizations had to ask workers to operate from home. And to keep tabs on work being performed by employees from home, many organizations have embraced zoom meetings. In fact, Zoom has become so popular in the last two weeks. But are you aware that the default settings of the service are configured in the expectation of trust between participants? This means that trolls can wreak havoc. Some zoombombers have used the screen sharing feature to broadcast pornography and violent imagery. Further, security experts have noted the file transfer feature that is switched on by default could be used to spread malware. More info: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/27/trolls-zoom-privacy-sett… And in a related article "*Zoom's privacy policy isn't explicit about the data transfer to Facebook at all*", it is reported that the Zoom app *notifies Facebook* when the user opens the app, details on the user's device such as the model, the time zone and city they are connecting from. In addition, which phone carrier they are using, *and a unique advertiser identifier created* by the user's device. This can be used by companies to target a user with advertisements. Read more: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7e599/zoom-ios-app-sends-data-to-facebo… For those hosting large, public group meetings, it is recommended that hosts change their settings so that only the host can share their screen. Rgds GG

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