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What does London’s Uber ban mean?
by WANGARI KABIRU 23 Sep '17

23 Sep '17

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41363923 Victor Kapiyo on Twitter "Uber's use of secret software - called "Greyball" - which could be used to block regulators from gaining full access to the app, was also cited by TfL in its decision.The company rejected TfL's claims that it endangers public safety and said Greyball had never been used in the UK for the purposes cited by TFL." Might the relatively equivalent NTSA know whether Kenya is "Greyball-ed". Might such investigations be part of its programming. Blessed day. Regards/Wangari--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". What does the London Uber ban mean? | | | | | | | | | | | What does the London Uber ban mean? Taxi-hailing app Uber faces losing its London licence after a ruling from regulators in the capital. | | | | What does London’s Uber ban mean? - 22 September 2017 - From the sectionBusiness - BBC News Taxi-hailing app Uber is set to lose its London licence at the end of the month after a ruling from regulators at Transport for London (TfL).However, the US tech firm has said it plans to appeal against the ruling.That has made it unclear whether Uber will stop being available to its 3.5 million customers in London.Uber also has more than 40,000 drivers in London, who now face an anxious wait to find out the fate of the company's licence. What has Uber done wrong? TfL has ruled it will not renew Uber's private hire operator licence after it expires on Saturday 30 September.The body, which operates London's public transport network and regulates taxis in the capital, said Uber was "not fit and proper" to hold the licence. London mayor Sadiq Khan backed the decision.There were potential public safety and security implications from the way the company is run, TfL said.It pointed to Uber's approach to: reporting serious criminal offences; obtaining medical certificates; and background checks into drivers.Uber's use of secret software - called "Greyball" - which could be used to block regulators from gaining full access to the app, was also cited by TfL in its decision.The company rejected TfL's claims that it endangers public safety and said Greyball had never been used in the UK for the purposes cited by TFL. So could Uber shutdown in London? Uber has 28 days to lodge an appeal, and the firm has said it will do just that.Fred Jones, an executive for Uber UK, told the BBC that Uber would appeal against the decision through the courts and continue operating beyond 30 September.That could see Uber carrying on its operations for months to come, the BBC understands.TfL said Uber can "continue to operate until any appeal processes have been exhausted".Nigel Mackay, a lawyer at Leigh Day law firm, which has challenged Uber over its working practices, said Uber's appeal "could go all the way to the Supreme Court"."This could be a lengthy process and the timeline is very difficult to predict. Essentially, how long is a piece of string," he added. Is there a loophole? Could passengers in London still legally book an Uber even if the firm lost its TfL operating licence? In theory, yes.In England and Wales, passengers can book a private hire vehicle from anywhere they like - just so long as the driver, the vehicle and the operator are all licensed by the same authority, and the booking is processed in that authority's area.That doesn't need to be the same place the passenger wants to be picked up or dropped off. Uber has lots of licences outside London, and app-based services like Uber can process bookings almost anywhere they like.TfL aren't happy with this state of affairs and say they're lobbying the government to tighten up the rules.But for the time being, even if Uber lost their London licence, a passenger in the capital could book an Uber licensed in, say, Brighton - and it would be completely above board. Can Uber's rivals capitalise? London's traditional black cab drivers have fiercely opposed Uber's presence in London.And Uber - which was granted a five-year licence in London in 2012 - has proved a big threat to minicab firms too.TfL's decision provides a big opportunity for those minicab firms to win back customers, said Joseph Evans, an analyst at Enders Analysis."If they fail at appeal and they can't get a licence to operate in London, obviously it's a huge opportunity for rivals," he said."Behind the scenes, without many people noticing, minicab firms have rolled out very similar tech at competitive prices," he added.They now offer app booking, quicker pick-up, better transparency on where drivers are, and mobile payments. Hasn't Uber hit trouble elsewhere in the world? Yes. Uber left the Texas city of Austin last year after it lost a referendum requiring strict background checks on its drivers.The company has since returned after making some changes, and the same could happen in London, predicts BBC North American tech correspondent Dave Lee.Uber has also run into trouble in major European cities, including in Paris, Brussels and Madrid.In June 2014, taxi drivers across Europe went on strike in protest at what they regarded as a lack of regulation of the mobile taxi-booking service.In September that same year, a court in Frankfurt, Germany, ruled that the firm lacked the necessary legal permits to operate under German law. Uber later withdrew its services from Frankfurt, Hamburg and Dusseldorf after its business was hampered by regulations.New laws for drivers introduced in Denmark in 2016, including mandatory meters, also saw the company pulling out after less than three years of service in the country. The firm said in a statement that "regulations need to change" in order for it to operate.Uber was banned in Italy earlier this year after a court in Rome upheld a complaint by taxi unions that the firm represented unfair competition for traditional taxis. The ban was later annulled following an appeal by the firm.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] IG Weekly Brief : Online extremism content; EU's cybersecurity reinforcement; Internet Society Global Report; Raid on .Cat domain; EU to increase tax on Tech firms; InterCommunity 2017; UBER London ban; Baidu to invest on autonomous driving
by Barrack Otieno 23 Sep '17

23 Sep '17

Colleagues, Might be of interest to some. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mamadou LO <alfamamadou(a)hotmail.com> Date: Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 9:27 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] IG Weekly Brief : Online extremism content; EU's cybersecurity reinforcement; Internet Society Global Report; Raid on .Cat domain; EU to increase tax on Tech firms; InterCommunity 2017; UBER London ban; Baidu to invest on autonomous driving To: "fellowships-alumni(a)icann.org" <fellowships-alumni(a)icann.org>, " africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net>, " outreach_com_2015(a)intgovforum.org" <outreach_com_2015(a)intgovforum.org>, " NCSG-DISCUSS(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" <ncsg-discuss(a)listserv.syr.edu>, " igmena(a)dgroups.org" <igmena(a)dgroups.org> *SUMMARY* This week, in Europe; leaders of France, Italy and the United Kingdom at the United nations urged social media companies on Wednesday to more swiftly remove “terrorist content” from the internet. The European Commission has outlined further details of its proposals to reinforce the EU's cybersecurity capacity a week after EC president Jean-Claude Junkcer announced plans <https://www.telecompaper.com/news/ec-proposes-strengthening-enisa-to-create…> to strengthen existing network security agency Enisa by creating a new 'European Cybersecurity Agency'. Uber’s application for a new licence in London <https://www.theguardian.com/uk/london> has been rejected on the basis that the company is not a “fit and proper” private car hire operator. The European Commission said on Thursday it may seek to implement tax reform to raise more revenue from online giants. "The Internet Society released this week the first-of-its-kind Global Internet Report, "Paths to our Digital Future," aimed at exploring the future of the Internet". In China, "Islamophobic" terms used by Chinese internet users to stigmatise Muslims have been blocked by authorities to prevent bias against Islam, official media reported. Chinese search engine Baidu announced a 10bn yuan ($1.1bn) self-driving car <http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/self-driving-car> fund on Thursday as part of a wider plan to speed up its technical development and compete with US rivals. On domain name, the .cat Foundation <http://fundacio.cat/ca>, which manages .cat domain name was forced to block websites with informations on the referendum that the Catalan independence movement hopes to hold October 1. On cyber geopolitics, Facebook <http://dailydot.com/topics/facebook/> announced on Thursday <https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/09/hard-questions-more-on-russian-ads/> that it has turned over to Congress tens of thousands of ads from the social network believed to be linked to Russia <http://dailydot.com/tags/russia/>‘s attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. Furthemore, the government of Saudi Arabia has finally lifted the ban on services that offered access to call someone over the internet, which included apps like WhatsApp <http://wccftech.com/uk-demands-whatsapp-build-backdoor/>, Skype <http://wccftech.com/skype-android-ios-paypal/>, FaceTime <http://wccftech.com/disable-mac-facetime-camera/>, and others. On net neutrality, a group of Senate Democrats is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to delay its effort to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality regulations. On infrastructure, Microsoft, Facebook and global telecommunication infrastructure company Telxius today announced the completion of highest-capacity subsea cable to ever cross the Atlantic. On artificial intelligence, Alphabet Inc.-owned <http://companies.bizjournals.com/profile/alphabet/12048509/> self-driving car company Waymo wants rival Uber Technologies <http://companies.bizjournals.com/profile/uber/100242/> to pay up to $2.6 billion in damages over a single instance of alleged trade secret theft, Uber’s lawyers revealed in court yesterday. On event, we note Intercommunity 2017. Below, informations on those subjects and events as well as documents on data protection, Blockchain. Read complete review here http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profiles/blogs/ig-weekly- brief-online-extremism-content-eu-s-cybersecurity _______________________________________________ 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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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Internet Policy] Spanish Government Raid .cat registry in advance of referendum
by ceo 23 Sep '17

23 Sep '17

Dear Barrack, I wonder what the court order contained. But this is not good. It messes up the DNS industry. Regards, Abdalla On Sep 22, 2017 5:38 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Listers, > > FYI > > Regards > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele(a)blacknight.com> > Date: Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 2:32 PM > Subject: [Internet Policy] Spanish Government Raid .cat registry in advance of referendum > To: ISOC policy List <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> > > > https://www.internetnews.me/2017/09/20/dotcat-registry-offices-raided-spani… > > > > -- > Mr Michele Neylon > Blacknight Solutions > Hosting, Colocation & Domains > https://www.blacknight.com/ > https://blacknight.blog/ > https://ceo.hosting/ > Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 > Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 > ------------------------------- > Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty > Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265, > Ireland Company No.: 370845 > > _______________________________________________ > To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, > please log into the ISOC Member Portal: > https://portal.isoc.org/ > Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > Skype: barrack.otieno > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A > > > >

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] FW: Internet Society: Intercommunity 2017, Thank you
by Barrack Otieno 22 Sep '17

22 Sep '17

Dear Listers, This might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Hill <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> Date: Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 8:13 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] FW: Internet Society: Intercommunity 2017, Thank you To: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org FYI, this seems to me to be an excellent summary of the highlights of the event. Best, Richard *From:* Howard Baggott [mailto:baggott@isoc.org] *Sent:* Thursday, September 21, 2017 10:58 *To:* Howard Baggott *Subject:* Internet Society: Intercommunity 2017, Thank you Dear ICOMM17 Guests, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your attendance of the Intercommunity 2017 event in CERN <https://home.cern/>’s Globe of Science & Innovation on the 19th September. Your attendance is very important to us and we hope that you found value in our panel sessions as well as made some new contacts during the meeting, not to mention learning about Dark matter from our fabulous host’s at CERN. Below is a short summary of the main points and takeaways from the session: *General take-aways:* - The focus of the discussions were centered around privacy, more than security - The problems around privacy that we see will scale, and so must the solutions to keep up - There needs to be more questioning in the use of IoT – Why am I sharing this data that you are collecting? Consumers needs to ask why – and realize that they are the product. - Market forces themselves are unlikely to solve the IoT security and privacy challenges. *Key take-aways* - Your personal data is precisely that, YOUR data. You need to be at “the centre of the Universe” – we need a “cyber bill of rights” - There needs to be a focus on education, and on informing users. Both about the technology, but also about the responsibilities. These are problems we have today – so in essence nothing new – but the problem will increase and scale. - Educated users can make more informed decisions. Does this device need to be directly connected to the global network? What is the trade-off in sharing this data? - We need ethics to be part of the discussion. How IoT services operate, and how they are deployed. - Multistakeholder solutions are needed, but there is a challenge in channeling the collective intelligence to solve the issue. - There is a question about governance that needs to be solved. Is the current mechanisms for IG enough, or do we need to think about new governance frameworks to efficiently address the challenges of IoT? We should tackle this challenge, but also see it as an opportunity to get it right. As you also heard, we recently launched the Internet Futures Report which we encourage you to read as well as share with parties who may be interested in the work of the Internet Society. The report can be found here: https://future.internetsociety.org Once again thank you for your time and joining us for the Intercommunity 2017. See you on the Internet, or here in Geneva! Brgds Howie Howard A. H. Baggott Director, Partnership Development Internet Society Mobile: +41 76 334 0337 <+41%2076%20334%2003%2037> @HowardBaggott <https://twitter.com/HowardBaggott> [image: ignature_789555371] Join us and be part of our network of 100’001+ members <https://www.internetsociety.org/get-involved/join-community/individuals> and supporters, 126 Chapters <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/chapters>, as well as 162 Organizational members <https://www.internetsociety.org/get-involved/join-community/organisations-a…> . _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Spanish Government Raid .cat registry in advance of referendum
by Barrack Otieno 22 Sep '17

22 Sep '17

Listers, FYI Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele(a)blacknight.com> Date: Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 2:32 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] Spanish Government Raid .cat registry in advance of referendum To: ISOC policy List <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> https://www.internetnews.me/2017/09/20/dotcat-registry- offices-raided-spanish-police/ -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com/ https://blacknight.blog/ https://ceo.hosting/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265, Ireland Company No.: 370845 _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: Amnesty International Hiring Technologists in Dakar, Nairobi
by Grace Githaiga 21 Sep '17

21 Sep '17

Fyi Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ From: Brennan, Michael <M.Brennan(a)fordfoundation.org> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 4:40:50 PM To: Grace Githaiga; Wairagala Wakabi; henry(a)article19.org; tess(a)ihub.co.ke; JD Isaac Rutenberg; Gbenga Sesan; Stanley Achonu; Femi Longe; Ashnah Kalemera Cc: Cerda, Alberto Subject: Amnesty International Hiring Technologists in Dakar, Nairobi Hi all, One of our other grantees, the tech and human rights team at Amnesty International, is hiring technologists for its regional offices in Dakar and Nairobi. I suspect many of you will have ideas for strong candidates for these jobs. I hope you will share this and encourage them to apply! Best, Michael Are you a techie with an interest in human rights and a knowledge of the West Africa or East Africa regions? Come join Amnesty's global Tech and Human Rights team! We are recruiting for two new posts based in Dakar and Nairobi. Apply here: Dakar: https://careers.amnesty.org/vacancy/technologist-technology-advisor--2054/2… Nairobi: https://careers.amnesty.org/vacancy/technologist-technology-advisor--2053/2… ABOUT THE ROLES: We believe in a free, open and secure Internet. We want to protect the ideals on which the internet grew: privacy, freedom of expression, access to knowledge and participation. And we are determined to identify and address new threats to human rights in the digital age. As a technologist in our technology and human rights team co-located in Dakar, Nairobi, Berlin and London, you will be working to combat unlawful surveillance, help to protect activists against digital threats, uncover evidence of government and corporate abuses, and combat censorship. You will develop and conduct digital technical research and analysis in relation to AI’s work and you will provide expert advice to Amnesty teams and to our partner organizations to help them enhance and secure their research, advocacy and communications. ABOUT YOU You will use your technical expertise to complement Amnesty's campaigning, communications and research expertise to address threats to human rights in the digital age. You will be working closely with human rights defenders in West and Central Africa / East Africa regions to tackle human rights issues present and future. You will have expert technical understanding of global internet communications and technologies demonstrated by hands on professional experience or technical qualifications. You will have expertise in information security and a knowledge and understanding of the context in either West and Central Africa or East Africa, including challenges facing civil society organizations in the region. You will have the ability and self-driven interest to keep up-to-date on emerging security threats and trends, particularly those impacting human rights defenders. ABOUT US Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world and have: * more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward our fight for rights * more than 5 million activists who strengthen our calls for justice Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere. At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the wonderful work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development. Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment. WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to apply here<https://careers.amnesty.org/vacancy/technologist-technology-advisor--2054/2…>: <https://careers.amnesty.org/vacancy/technologist-technology-advisor--2054/2…> Dakar: https://careers.amnesty.org/vacancy/technologist-technology-advisor--2054/2… Nairobi: https://careers.amnesty.org/vacancy/technologist-technology-advisor--2053/2…

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How to Fight "Fake News"
by Joash Moitui 21 Sep '17

21 Sep '17

Dear Listeners, Researchers have spent decades trying to understand how such misinformation (fake news) spreads and, now, a review of their work offers new guidance for the journalists, fact-checkers and others working to find, and defend, the truth. In a report published last week <http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797617714579> in Psychological Science, a team of academics reviewed two decades of research to better understand how to effectively debunk misinformation. In the end, they found eight worthwhile studies, with more than 6,800 participants. Link <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/business/media/fight-fake-news.html?utm_…> Best, Joash Moitui joash.moitui(a)gmail.com about.me/jmoitui

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Facebook Faces a New World as Officials Rein In a Wild Web - The New York Times
by Ali Hussein 19 Sep '17

19 Sep '17

Listers As a follow up to my post last night here's another article this time from the New York Times on Facebook's complicated dance with Regulators across the world, its avowed defense of the principle of the Internet without borders and fight against Balkanization and its continued focus to add more and more users. I've taken the liberty to extract a particularly interesting part that focuses on Kenya. The Play for Kenya Blocked in China and troubled by regulators in Europe, Facebook is trying to become “the internet” in Africa. Helping get people online, subsidizing access, and trying to launch satellites to beam the internet down to the markets it covets, Facebook has become a dominant force on a continent rapidly getting online. But that has given it a power that has made some in Africa uncomfortable. Some countries have blocked access, and outsiders have complained Facebook could squelch rival online business initiatives. Its competition with other internet companies from the United States and China has drawn comparisons to a bygone era of colonialism. Read on from the beginning:- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/17/technology/facebook-government-regulatio… This global conversation on the benefits and threats of Big Tech in a world seemingly in conflict with itself reminds me again of the declaration by John Perry Barlow, American poet, essayist and cyberlibertarian political activist:- Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of the Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather. - John Perry Barlow, A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace, 1996 I daresay citizens the world over are caught between the proverbial rock and hard place. I would also encourage listers to read the book:- WORLD WITHOUT MIND - The Existential threat of Big Tech by Franklin Foer. 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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Fwd: Why Facebook is the 'greater devil' of the moment
by Ali Hussein 18 Sep '17

18 Sep '17

Listers Interesting conversation. Regulators in the West have their eyesights on Facebook, Google and Amazon (aka BigTech). This will be interesting to watch. Read email thread below. 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: FORTUNE Data Sheet <fortune(a)email.fortune.com> Date: Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 4:06 PM Subject: Why Facebook is the 'greater devil' of the moment To: ali(a)hussein.me.ke [image: The Download on Technology] [image: The Download on Technology] [image: The Download on Technology] [image: twitter share] <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=8d0c2e9e1d568ee3bb6b6808d5e79d73178bd61…> [image: facebook share] <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=8d0c2e9e1d568ee3e9e5e7f1b7d7138c716bd0f…> FOLLOW <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=8d0c2e9e1d568ee3973e96cc382577bff120a5f…> subscribe <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=8d0c2e9e1d568ee3c9fb22e73ae37011131cc78…> SEND TIP <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=8d0c2e9e1d568ee3392f19f03bf9041a0d77f7c…> September 18, 2017 Last week I suggested the long knives are out for Facebook <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2eae3d3a2813a25cf8746aaa3…> from multiple corners. Regulators, politicians, the social media company’s publisher-partners, its own advertiser customers: They are all increasingly fed up with Facebook. It’s not just Facebook, of course. The same groups are annoyed to a greater or lesser degree with Google <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2eb9e08a683d81588138d4c5b…>. And Twitter has done its fair share to poison the well of civil discourse—the corollary to the glory of free speech. But Facebook is the greater devil of the moment, relative to Google, and Twitter elicits more pity than enmity right now. Here are a things to read on the state of play to start your week: * *The Wall Street Journal* published an illuminating article <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e341dbb842be8d0f630be7d7…> over the weekend that details how Silicon Valley’s “darling” status has more or less ended in Washington, D.C. It would be tempting to read this as an ideological shift from the Democratic Obama administration to the Republican Trump administration. I think that would be a mistake. Rancor over a concentration of power and a realization that “the Internet industry” no longer needs the protection accorded a fledgling is an increasingly bipartisan emotion. * Also over the weekend, the conscientious Mike Allen of Axios articulated Facebook’s perspective <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e82b018cb2c42680b3d1482f…> on all this. Why his take matters: Facebook is fully aware they have a political hot potato on their hands. * The intelligentsia is all in on going after Big Tech. Exhibit A is the new book by former *New Republic* Editor Franklin Foerr, *World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e9951251e668d10a57dadfb8…>*. Exhibit B is the oft-quoted Jonathan Taplin’s book *Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e08ba0cf7728adf117eb9a78…>*. Exhibit C is this penetrating opinion piece <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e9ef667d34908c741b2e2473…> that recently came to my attention by University of Chicago professors Luisi Zingales and Guy Rolnik that argues for the legislation of the transfer of ownership all user-generated data from the social media companies to the users who created the data. Happy reading. Adam Lashinsky @adamlashinsky <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e126f96a41844e9b8345968c…> adam_lashinsky(a)fortune.com <http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/8484/fort/newsletter_f…> . NEWSWORTHY *Not public yet*. The fast-growing workplace messaging app *Slack* raised <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2edac9e97c31bf38a92249c0b…> $250 million from investors, including SoftBank's Vision Fund, at a valuation of just over $5 billion, the *Financial Times* reports. With revenue still on pace to more than double annually, CEO Stewart Butterfield says: "If it was 10 years ago we'd be public by now." Expect that debut next year instead, he adds. *Fourth to market*. The autonomous car push at *General Motors* is progressing well and the unit, Cruise Automation, will soon open a ride-hailing service for people outside the company, Reuters reports <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2ecd666655d9cc81d26c55102…>. Only Alphabet's Waymo, Uber, and startup nuTonomy have reached that milestone. *Stamp out the hate.* *Facebook* and *Google* moved to quash <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e14bbde170c7f8153a39250f…> the controversy over the ability to use hateful terms to target advertising on their networks. Facebook had to turn off one of its automated advertising suggestion tools. Google stopped its main ad system for search from suggesting offensive phrases. *Can you hear me now*. After T-Mobile decided to give its unlimited data plan customers free Netflix, which followed AT&T's free HBO offer for its unlimited customers, *Verizon* may have something similar in the offing. 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IEBC - 2022 - Training suggestions, tallying, transmission simulations, animations
by S.M. Muraya 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

For years some of us have made suggestions, which if heeded to, would make things much easier for IEBC & Kenyans. (i) No foreign firm should be issued a major technology contract without local partners - Firms owned by Kenyans, well known to be passionate about technology. Training also works best with people who can relate well to each other. Next time, IEBC could work with digischools to train returning officers on how to use tablets for scanning, transmitting documents. http://icta.go.ke/digischool/teacher-capacity/ >> So far 80,980 teachers have been trained. (ii) Competitions should be held to encourage interested and capable Kenyans to create educational/instructional animations. https://www.skillsusa.org/events-training/national-leadership-and-skills-co… >> https://youtu.be/ase6_hKuAwM Simple animation/apps can guide "returning and presiding officers" on how to properly use the technology at their disposal. It may even work better than video conferencing in areas where there are bandwidth issues. Procurement challenges/requirements (including fraud) has always kept talented Kenyans from contributing their skills to developing transparency and accountability in Kenya. We should use competitions, awarding up to KES 100 million to winning teams.

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Fwd: [i-network] [Action requise] cyber security situational awareness (Reports from CA?)
by Barrack Otieno 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

Listers, Just following this from our semejis or is it shemjis across the border. Is it possible for CA to avail this kind of reports to the community? Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Margaret Sevume <sevume(a)i-network.or.ug> Date: Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:25 PM Subject: [i-network] [Action requise] cyber security situational awareness To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> >From Uganda Computer Emergency Response Team CERT (UCC) ……. Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, The CERT maintains a research honeypot which is run to gather information about the motives and tactics of hacker communities targeting different networks. The primary objective of the honeypot is to provide cyber security situational intelligence and also to research the threats that operators face and to learn how to better protect against those threats. >From the gathered information we note that at one any time we are under attack either directly or indirectly. Over the last 24 hours we see *persistent attacks* from the following sources (countries). This information confirms the fact that cyber-attacks are real happenings and are a global problem. *Country * *Count* 1 China 1,728 2 Brazil 785 3 Ukraine 734 4 United States 727 5 Russia 674 6 France 655 7 Czechia 635 8 Argentina 468 9 Iraq 378 10 Mexico 295 We note the attacks are geared towards the following ports, with traffic mismatch. For example we note SIP traffic being routed to port 80, yet SIP traffic uses port 5060 and 5061 for communications. *dest_port* *count* 22 4262 23 1481 80 1325 5060 1201 5358 145 3389 122 2323 77 8080 72 8545 65 443 57 Similarly, we note the following usernames /passwords are the most commonly used for attempted account hijacking; *Top Usernames * *Top Passwords* 1 Admin support 2 Support admin 3 User password 4 Administrator 1234 5 Default Default We strongly encourage you to avoid using the above usernames or passwords as they are the most commonly used for account hijacking. Most computing devices use the above usernames by default, it is recommended you change the usernames to those that are not easily guessed or used. Regards [image: cid:image001.png@01D1F7B2.828CF410] *COMPUTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM * Uganda Communications Commission 42-44, Spring Road - Bugolobi <https://maps.google.com/?q=42-44,+Spring+Road+-+Bugolobi&entry=gmail&source…>, P.O Box 7376 Kampala. Toll free: 0800 133 911 *www.ug-cert.ug <http://www.ug-cert.ug>* [image: cid:image002.png@01D1EF38.16ED9110] <https://www.facebook.com/UgCERT> [image: cid:image003.png@01D1EF38.16ED9110] <https://twitter.com/UgCERT> You are receiving this message because you are a leader of the community I-Network Uganda <https://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network>. All community leaders receive these notifications immediately regardless of their email settings for this community. MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189&Itemid=193 WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=191&Itemid=208 QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=34&Itemid=194 WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [i-network] [Action requise] cyber security situational awareness (Reports from CA?)
by ICT Researcher 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

Commendable effort! However, despite this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command This was still effected: https://nytimes.com/2017/09/07/us/politics/russia-facebook-twitter-election… The more open the system gets, the more vulnerable it becomes to alien influences ------------------------------------------- On Wed, 9/13/17, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: [i-network] [Action requise] cyber security situational awareness (Reports from CA?) To: ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com Cc: "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 9:58 AM Listers, Just following this from our semejis or is it shemjis across the border. Is it possible for CA to avail this kind of reports to the community? Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Margaret Sevume <sevume(a)i-network.or.ug> Date: Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:25 PM Subject: [i-network] [Action requise] cyber security situational awareness To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> From Uganda Computer Emergency Response Team CERT (UCC) …….Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, The CERT maintains a research honeypot which is run to gather information about the motives and tactics of hacker communities targeting different networks. The primary objective of the honeypot is to provide cyber security situational intelligence and also to research the threats that operators face and to learn how to better protect against those threats. From the gathered information we note that at one any time we are under attack either directly or indirectly. Over the last 24 hours we see persistent attacks from the following sources (countries). This information confirms the fact that cyber-attacks are real happenings and are a global problem. Country Count1China1,7282Brazil7853Ukraine7344United States7275Russia6746France6557Czechia6358Argentina4689Iraq37810Mexico295 We note the attacks are geared towards the following ports, with traffic mismatch. For example we note SIP traffic being routed to port 80, yet SIP traffic uses port 5060 and 5061 for communications. dest_portcount224262231481801325506012015358145338912223237780807285456544357 Similarly, we note the following usernames /passwords are the most commonly used for attempted account hijacking; Top Usernames Top Passwords1Adminsupport2Supportadmin3Userpassword4Administrator12345DefaultDefault We strongly encourage you to avoid using the above usernames or passwords as they are the most commonly used for account hijacking. Most computing devices use the above usernames by default, it is recommended you change the usernames to those that are not easily guessed or used. RegardsCOMPUTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM Uganda Communications Commission42-44, Spring Road - Bugolobi, P.O Box 7376 Kampala. Toll free: 0800 133 911 www.ug-cert.ug You are receiving this message because you are a leader of the community I-Network Uganda. All community leaders receive these notifications immediately regardless of their email settings for this community. MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content& view=article&id=189&Itemid=193 WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content& view=category&id=191&Itemid= 208 QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content& view=section&id=34&Itemid=194 WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/ inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing ------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i- network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@ dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 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/mailman/options/kictanet/ict.researcher%40yaho… The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -----Inline Attachment Follows-----

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New Apple iPhone X "the future of the smartphone."
by WANGARI KABIRU 15 Sep '17

15 Sep '17

"...I understood what Tim Cook meant when he called it "the future of the smartphone." Apple's not the only company betting on this version of the future, where phones have amazing cameras and no bezel, but it's doing a lot of things right....It's an absolutely beautiful device, especially in black.........And the X appears perfectly suited for the augmented reality future Apple imagines: I tested an app similar to Snapchat's lenses, and the front-facing camera perfectly mapped a series of masks onto even the tiniest contours of my face. The animoji flexed with even the most minute twinge of my eyebrows. I played a game and it worked seamlessly through the rear camera. What developers make of augmented reality is one question, but Apple's hardware appears ready to handle the future." https://www.wired.com/story/hands-on-with-the-iphone-x?mbid=nl_091417_gadge… Blessed Furahi day! Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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8.8.2017 Elections
by Mutemi wa Kiama 11 Sep '17

11 Sep '17

Interesting exploration... " It is time Kenyans faced up to the painful truth – There was no election for President on August 8th. " www. nextkenyantv.com/?p=78 Edwin Kiama Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------**Social Justice Entrepreneur, Human Rights Defender, * *#DevolutionIsRevolution Champion* *The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya)*Ordinary, fearless Kenyans. Sauti Ya Wanjiku Social Movement www.sautiyawanjiku.com https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt https://plus.google.com/u/1/+WanjikuMapinduzi/posts http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." *~Margaret Mead*

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Fwd: [Igfregionals] Fwd: African IGF 2017 to be held in Cairo, 4-6 December 2017
by Barrack Otieno 11 Sep '17

11 Sep '17

Dear Stakeholders, The secretariat of the African Internet Governance Forum is pleased to inform you that the African IGF (AfIGF2017) will be held from 4 to 6 December 2017 in Cairo. It will be organized with the support of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt. Additional information will be provided in due course. Thank you. Chers Acteurs, Le secrétariat du Forum africain sur la gouvernance de l'Internet a le plaisir de vous informer de la tenue du FGI-Afrique 2017 du 4 au 6 décembre 2017 au Caire. Le forum sera organisé avec le soutien de l'Autorite de Régulation des Télécommunications de l'Egypte. Nous vous fournirons des informations additionnelles en temps opportun. Merci. *NB*: Please note change in my email address which is now makanefa(a)gmail.com Best regards, ---------------- Makane Faye (Mr.) African IGF Secretariat, African Union BP 12130 F12 CP 14562 Dakar Sénégal Email: makanefa(a)gmail.com facebook.com/makane.faye.eca Twitter: @thianar2 Skype: makaneaddis -

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New member
by esther kamande 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Hi please add Muthoni Ndungu (advocate) to the list: muthonindungu(a)gmail.com Warm regards, Esther Kamande

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training for lawyers on internet and the law
by Shitemi Khamadi 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Good morning listers The Bloggers Association of Kenya will hold a training for lawyers on internet and the law. Please find the link to it, share with lawyers interested in your circles https://www.ifree.co.ke/2017/09/lawyers-training-freedom-expression-blogger… Thank you -- Kind Regards, Shitemi Khamadi | Programs Manager, Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE). Phone: +254 704090471, +254 733522229 | Personal: +254 -720-175808 Email: shitemi(a)bake.or.ke | Website: bake.co.ke | BAKE Awards: bakeawards.co.ke <http://www.bakeawards.co.ke/> Become a member: bake.co.ke/membership <http://www.blog.bake.co.ke/2015/09/09/how-to-become-a-bake-member/> Follow us: *Twitter*: @bakekenya <http://twitter.com/BakeKenya>, *FB*: fb.com/bakekenya <http://facebook.com/bakekenya> & *YouTube*: youtube.com/bakekenya

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Fw: Physical Open Consultation meeting on "Public Policy considerations for OTTs”_ Monday, 18 September 2017
by Grace Githaiga 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

Listers For those interested, there will be remote participation but this requires prior registration. Rgds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama. ________________________________ From: InternetPublicViews, ITU <internetpublicviews(a)itu.int> Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 7:32 AM To: InternetPublicViews, ITU Cc: Sareidaki, Despoina Subject: Physical Open Consultation meeting on "Public Policy considerations for OTTs”_ Monday, 18 September 2017 Dear Sir/Madam, We would like to thank you for your participation in the Online Open Consultation of the ITU Council Working Group on international Internet-related public policy issues (CWG-Internet)<http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx> on the topic of “Public Policy considerations for OTTs”. The submitted responses are publicly available on the ITU Website<http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-june2017.aspx> and will form part of the Group’s growing repository of best practices on Internet-related public policy matters. As a next step, you are warmly invited to participate in the second phase of this Open Consultation. As you may know, a physical open consultation meeting will be held on Monday, 18 September 2017, from 9.30 to 17.30 (CET) at the ITU HQs in Geneva, Switzerland (Remote participation will also be available). The discussions of the physical meeting will be based on the inputs received during the online consultation, which will be presented in a consolidated document<https://www.itu.int/md/S17-OPCWGINT5-C/en>. As a contributor to the online consultation, you will have the opportunity to present your submitted views to the Group and have a fruitful discussion with the other participants, including Members of the CWG-Internet. If you are interested in participating, here are the next steps: A. Registration It is important for all participants (on site or remote) to register online in advance. For the registration instructions please visit the ITU Website<http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/open-consultations.aspx>. Registration information (with remote participation option) For ITU Member participants please click here<http://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/groups-registration.aspx> For non-Member participants please click here<https://www.itu.int/net4/CRM/xreg/web/registration.aspx?Event=C-00003368> * Select meeting title: "Open consultation of the CWG-Internet" B. Remote participation For those not in the position to participate on site, remote participation (via Adobe Connect) is also available upon request: While completing the online registration form, simply select the “I will participate remotely” field and you will be contacted with the relevant technical details prior to the meeting. C. Meeting agenda and documents The draft agenda<https://www.itu.int/md/S17-OPCWGINT5-C/en> of the meeting is currently online. For further information and updates on the meeting details, agenda and documents, you are advised to regularly consult the ITU Website: http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/open-consultations.aspx I remain available to provide any additional information and clarifications. Kind regards, Ms. Despoina SAREIDAKI ICT Policy Analyst International Telecommunication Union Tel : +41 22 730 6818

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Yahoo! Email Address Subscribers
by Odhiambo Washington 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

Hello Listers, If you are a user of @yahoo.SOMETHING e-mail address or anything that is related to Yahoo (there are a number), then please note that someone using Yahoo or it's affiliates decided to flag mails from this mailing list as spam. I woke up this morning to hundreds of bounces from Yahoo. You might NOT be able to see mail from this list for some time. Unfortunately, as one of the List Administrators, I am not so keen on resolving this, because I think people are supposed to have stopped using Yahoo anyway. Hopefully it resolves itself. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft."

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ISACA The State of Cybersecurity 2016 Report - 6 out of 10 Do Not Believe
by WANGARI KABIRU 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

http://www.isaca.org/cyber/Documents/State-of-Cybersecurity-infographic.pdf "...6 out of 10 do not believe that their staff can handle anything beyond simple cybersecurity incidents...'' For organisation wide vulnerability reduction, and especially with SMEs for whom minor shocks may be catastrophic, the skills and know-how must be organisation wide, not just resident with the tech teams and increasingly with the Boards who determine the investment direction. Be blessed. Regards/Wangari--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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Safnog live stream
by Barry Macharia 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

hi all you can follow online https://livestream.com/internetsociety/safnog3 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/safnog3> regards barry

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USSD Licencing from CA
by Eric Kariuki 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

Hello, I hope you are all well. Does anyone know how a start up can apply for a USSD licence from the Communications Authority? Cheers Eric Create your own email signature <https://wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=signatu…>

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BRICS 2016 - ICT AGENDA
by WANGARI KABIRU 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

http://www.cmai.asia/pdf/Clear%20v4%20Working%20Document%20BRICS%20%20JWG%2… A resourceful BRICS ICT agenda read. Blessed week. Regards/Wangari--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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[OPINION] - Whitehat Thinking – a necessity to confirm and protect integrity of election systems
by Mbugua Njihia 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

I have always assumed that as a default, any political party or coalition will have an in-house team of greyhats, owing to the fact that the IEBC did not make a call for engagement at the time of going live with the Kenya Integrated Election Management System and it modules. Neither do they have an active or publicly known bug bounty program - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/whitehat-thinking-necessity-confirm-pr… *Regards,* Mbugua Njihia ᐧ

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Next Elections and ICT
by Mutemi wa Kiama 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

Good morning Listers, What role can the KICTAnet community play in ensuring technology works in the coming elections? Kenya needs you! Regards, Mutemi wa Kiama ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Justice Entrepreneur, Human Rights Defender, #DevolutionIsRevolution Champion The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya) Ordinary, fearless Kenyans. Sauti Ya Wanjiku Social Movementwww.sautiyawanjiku.com https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt https://plus.google.com/u/1/+WanjikuMapinduzi/posts http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead

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