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Privacy and Email Providers
by Francis Gesora 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Don't know if this makes sense, but if you try sending an email on gmail, with the word "attached" in your email body, gmail will always hold on sending and propose that you consider whether you want to attach a file. This seems a bit unsettling, does this mean email providers actually peruse the content of the emails prior / during sending? I know we agree to terms, but doesn't it go against privacy policies? -- Regards, Francis Gesora.

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Treasury disowns company behind eCitizen
by Ali Hussein 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Really guys?? What is going on? Isn't this the time that the Government focuses, really focuses all these projects through a credible Government Chief Information Officer? Or is this role being played by ICTA? If so I daresay they are doing a dismal job at it. Read on:- The Treasury has disowned a firm that was contracted to collect revenue on its behalf from eCitizen users, deepening the mystery of how a private company took over a role ordinarily handled by the KRA. Treasury principal secretary Kamau Thugge has in fresh court papers stated that the government did not authorise any private firm to receive eCitizen payments on its behalf. Treasury now disowns eCitizen Platform Company <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/Treasury-now-disowns-eCitizen-platf…> 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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Invitation to attend Strathmore Research Symposium
by Robert Muthuri 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Dear Listers, I recently joined this community, something I'd been looking forward to for a long time albeit studies kept me at bay. By way of introduction, I'm Dr. Robert Muthuri, an advocate and a legal knowledge engineer. I've also recently joined CIPIT as a research fellow-ICT. We're pleased to invite you to this week's symposium where I'll speak on the thesis which I recently defended. Francis Monyango will also have a presentation exploring our network measurements work. The details are as follows: *Track * *Venue/Time* *Title * *Presenter* *Position* *Law, Extractive Industries and Intellectual Property * 09:30 – 10:15 am Kifaru Classroom, @iLab Designing Compliance Patterns: Integrating Value Modeling, Legal Interpretation and Argument Schemes for Legal Risk Management Dr. Robert Muthuri Staff - CIPIT *ICT, Mobile Applications and Cyber-security * 02:40 – 03:00 pm Microsoft Auditorium, Sir Thomas More Building Safaricom and internet traffic tampering: Network Measurements Francis Monyango Staff - CIPIT Kindly send your confirmation to Valarie Wabungo <vwabungo(a)strathmore.edu>. I've attached the rest of the program just in case you find something else you're interested in. Kind regards, Robert

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Fwd: [programme-announce-il] ** APPLY NOW for the Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 101 - London **
by Liz Orembo 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Niel Harper" <harper(a)isoc.org> Date: Nov 12, 2017 11:56 PM Subject: [programme-announce-il] ** APPLY NOW for the Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 101 - London ** To: "programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org" < programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org> Cc: Hello All, The Internet Society is inviting applications for its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The Fellowship programme allows technologists, engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The current selection round is for the following: ** IETF 101, March 17-23, 2018, London, United Kingdom* Information of the IETF fellowship programme (including expectations, selection criteria, etc.) can be found at: *http://bit.ly/2xtyGSE <http://bit.ly/2xtyGSE>* The application links for the Fellowship are as follows: - *First-Time Fellows (individuals who have never been awarded an Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF) <https://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2107&limited=1351>* - *Returning Fellows (individuals who have previously been awarded an Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF) <https://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2107&limited=1353>* *Before applying for the Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF 101 Meeting in London, please read the self-assessment guide <http://bit.ly/2zSr5iT> and ensure that you are able to satisfy the requirements of the checklist.* Applications will close on 3 December, 2017 and successful candidates will be notified on 22 December, 2017. We encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the programme to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the open standards development activities of the IETF. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at harper(a)isoc.org. Regards, ----------------------------- *Niel Harper* Senior Manager, Next Generation Leaders Programmes Internet Society 1775 Wiehle Avenue Reston, VA 20190 Email: harper(a)isoc.org Skype: OlokunBB Follow us on Twitter @ISOC_NextGen <https://twitter.com/ISOC_NextGen> _______________________________________________ Programme-announce-il mailing list Programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/programme-announce-il

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Re: [kictanet] Privacy and Email Providers
by Ali Hussein 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

Listers The privacy discussion is becoming a central component of how we engage with brands. #BigTech doesn't believe in privacy. Period. Deal with it. Consumers (You and I) need to be circumspect on how we use 'free services'. There simply is no free lunch. Or dinner. Or breakfast. Someone needs to pay for it. IN 2010 the Facebook founder famously said that Privacy is no longer a social nom. https://www.wired.com/2010/04/report-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-doesnt-be… Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 8:02 AM, K Machuhi via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > In general, 'privacy' is becoming a nostalgic English word in > dictionaries....like fax or callbox. > > If you use internet or a smart phone at all, there are at least 5 guys > who can know everything about you that you consider 'private'. Including > where you are now, who is nearest, your consanguinity, other > relationships.... and even more spooky....where you plan to be and do this > weekend. > > Search for 'google pizza' for introduction into the future on a light note. > > K.M > > On 11 Nov 2017 00:30, "James Wanjau via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> It's textual analysis, what most search engines already have that we see >> as search suggestions. >> >> And MS Outlook does the same, it's hardly a privacy issue. >> >> >> >> And as for email providers, last I heard, using Google's public services- >> Gmail, Plus, Drive, Search, Maps, YouTube, Play- means that data you input >> is theirs too. I could be wrong though. >> >> On 10 November 2017 at 23:03, Francis Gesora via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Don't know if this makes sense, but if you try sending an email on >>> gmail, with the word "attached" in your email body, gmail will always hold >>> on sending and propose that you consider whether you want to attach a file. >>> This seems a bit unsettling, does this mean email providers actually peruse >>> the content of the emails prior / during sending? >>> >>> I know we agree to terms, but doesn't it go against privacy policies? >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Francis Gesora. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/m >>> ailman/options/kictanet/bkwanjau%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. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ---Freedom is the right of all sentient beings--- >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Thanks and Regards, >> Kariuki James Wanjau, >> (+254) 0717-315-092 >> ke.linkedin.com/in/JamesWanjau >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/kmachuhi%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> >> > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > >

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Calling for Speakers - CIO100 Symposium 2017 - 9-10 November, Enashipai Resort
by Harry Hare 11 Nov '17

11 Nov '17

Hey All, We are currently inviting speaking proposal for the 7th CIO100 Symposium scheduled for 9th and 10th November in Naivasha. If interested please submit your topic proposal here http://bit.ly/2xinVnZ. More details about the event are here http://bit.ly/2w9A3H0 Kindest Regards Harry

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Fwd: [global-nn] Net Neutrality in Senegal? Bad bill presented
by Ali Hussein 09 Nov '17

09 Nov '17

Listers Interesting development. Seems like the Senegalese Regulatory Authority wants to rewrite the Net Neutrality playbook.. See email thread below and link. My take is that at least they are making a stand on Net Neutrality. The question in Kenya after many years of barking at the trees we still don't have a formal conversation whether at the Policy or Regulatory level on Net Neutrality. Mark my words, this will one day come to bite us..In places I dare not mention... 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. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gus Rossi <gus(a)publicknowledge.org> Date: Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 3:02 AM Subject: [global-nn] Net Neutrality in Senegal? Bad bill presented To: nncoalition(a)mailman.edri.org, global-nn(a)lists.riseup.net, " bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net&gt &lt" <bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net>, Luca Belli <luca.belli(a)fgv.br>, Peter Micek <peter(a)accessnow.org> Hi everyone, I've read that Senegal is discussing new telecommunications law, with implications for net neutrality. This is the original text <http://cticdakar.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=41682d288cc415e665c90fd…> (french). ASUTIC, a local NGO, is worried <http://asutic.org/fr/Le-Ministere-des-postes-et-telecommunications-legalise…> about the Bill. *I am specially concerned because the last paragraph of Article 28 of the proposed bill reads, that otherwise establishes a decent outline for net neutrality, reads:* *L'Autorité de régulation peut autoriser ou imposer toute mesure de gestion du trafic qu'elle juge utile pour, notamment, préserver l'équilibre économique et la concurrence dans le secteur des communications électroniques et veiller au traitement équitable de services similaires.* *In English: **The Regulatory Authority may authorize or impose any traffic management measure it deems necessary to, inter alia, preserve the economic equilibrium and competition in the electronic communications sector and ensure the fair treatment of similar services.* This is problematic because it advances the free-rider fallacy about OTTs and breaks the net neutrality principle. It would be bad if this kind of language that undermines net neutrality starts spreading across the region and the world. The Senegalese Ministry of Telecommunications (which webpage was down today, the irony) is holding a public consultation. I did some reading (my french is not perfect) and people can email their comments on the bill to mamoune.ngom(a)gouv.sn Does anyone know more about what's going on in Senegal with this bill? Anyone doing anything? Sorry I dont have more actionable items right now! ---- # # # # • # # # *Gus Rossi* Global Policy Director (202) 861-0020 (x123) | (202) 651 1337 <(202)%651-1337> (mobile) | @agustinrs <https://twitter.com/agustinrs> *Public Knowledge* | @publicknowledge <https://twitter.com/publicknowledge> | www.publicknowledge.org 1818 N St. NW, Suite 410 | Washington, DC 20036 | CFC 12259 --- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> List help: <https://riseup.net/lists>

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Re: [kictanet] A Moral Internet?- The Registrars' Secret Weapon
by Barrack Otieno 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

Hi Tomslin, Please read the following statement (ToS of 74 registrars who manage 90% of all domains.) In that case , the statement should be rephrased to specify that focus is on generic Top Level domains as opposed to all domains. Be that as it may , i was reading the domain wire global TLD report which had the following statistics. At the end of Q4 (2016) there were 309.4 million domain names across all TLDs. Out of this ccTLDs were 123.9 Million. From the statistics you can see that ccTLDs have significant registrations which may lend credence to the hypothesis i made. Best On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 10:20 PM, Tomslin Samme-Nlar <mesumbeslin(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Barrack, > I believe the paper focuses on only gTLDs though, where it is expected for > the registrars not to assume the role of moral policing. > > > ---- > Tomslin > > > On 8 November 2017 at 15:17, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Hi Mercy, >> >> >> Most registrars that register Country Code Top Level Domain registries >> encounter this requirement. A high number of Country Code Top Level Domain >> Registries are under some form of supervision by Regulatory Agencies across >> the globe. This is especially so in Africa where a majority of the >> registries (approximately 40 %) are operated by a regulator , government >> institution or University as such it is common to find clauses limiting >> offensive and inappropriate registrations in the registry policy. This is a >> debatable issue but again governments serve as moral police within their >> respective territories. The case is different for generic Top Level Domain >> registries which are more consumer driven, (the .xxx kind) >> >> Regards >> >> On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 6:40 AM, kanini mutemi via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> The Internet Governance Project did an analysis of the ToS of 74 >>> registrars who manage 90% of all domains. Their findings are intriguing >>> especially since they show that there is a link between domain name policy >>> and internet content regulation. >>> >>> e.g.: >>> >>> *We found the ToS of 26 registrars using the term “moral” in some >>> manner, ranging from prohibiting use of the domain that is “contrary to” or >>> “violates good morals”, or requiring that the domain or content found at >>> the domain "must comply with...social public morals” or “good morals", to >>> the most frequently found restriction of domain name use in "morally >>> objectionable activities". * >>> >>> https://via.hypothes.is/http://www.internetgovernance.org/wo >>> rdpress/wp-content/uploads/AmoralReg-PAPER-final.pdf >>> >>> Might be of interest. >>> >>> -- >>> *Mercy Mutemi*. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/m >>> ailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%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. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Barrack O. Otieno >> +254721325277 <+254%20721%20325277> >> +254733206359 <+254%20733%20206359> >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> PGP ID: 0x2611D86A >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/s.tomsleen%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. >> >> > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Android, Web Developer Wanted
by Maina Samson 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

Looking for an apt Web, Android Developer for a project I desire to implement.Evidence of at least an app developed and capability for integrating Mobile Money systems Required: PHP, JSON, MySQL, SOAP, HTML, XML Others: AJAX, Python, SSL encryption Kindly send me referrals or hit me up if you are one. Regards, Samson

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Do social media threaten democracy? - Scandal, outrage and politics
by Ali Hussein 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

Listers An interesting article from the economist. Facebook, Google and Twitter were supposed to save politics as good information drove out prejudice and falsehood. Something has gone very wrong Read on:- https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21730871-facebook-google-and-twitter… What are your thoughts from a local perspective? After one of the most highly contentious electioneering periods in Kenya’s history some hard questions need to be asked. 1. Is Ezekiel Mutua after all a visionary in his assertions about Social Media? 2. Have we allowed ourselves to be further divided by these platforms instead of using them to bring us closer together? 3, Have we allowed politicians and other influencers to literally take our freedoms to do what’s right? 4, Shouldn’t the whole world - State and Non-State Players - have taken Internet Governance (especially the Third Party Liability conversation) more seriously? 5. Is it too late to redeem ourselves? These and more are important issues to ponder. Regards 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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