Re: [kictanet] Privacy vs National Interest

Hey All,
recall this my statement during the IG discussions and I quote:

>>the data on mobile  registration is definately at the telcos...and in the absence of Data Protection Act
which would define how that data is to be used, secured and accessed we
are indeed at the mercy of the Telcos.  Put more vividly, here  is what
I could (maliciously) do with data at the telcos(or even in government)
in the absence of legal protection.
 
1. I could sell the data to foreign marketing companys (some
marketing companies are willing to pay 1Ksh per record and if you have
18million records you can see the tempting mathematics) >>>cut

So my friends in the absence of a Data Protection Act, the data you submit to the telcos is at their disposal and will be managed as per their own internal data-protection rules. If you dont like the effects of their internal rules, the only recourse you have is to throw away your sim-card...going to the competitor wont help because the same legal framework (or lack of it) applies...

walu.
nb: @lordmwesh pre-paid customers have NO contract with the telcos - so there are indeed no "fine print" available to apply ;-)

--- On Thu, 7/15/10, lordmwesh <lordmwesh@gmail.com> wrote:

From: lordmwesh <lordmwesh@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Privacy vs National Interest
To: jwalu@yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 10:54 PM

I am on the green network but my referendum choice is Melon,
nevertheless I have not received the promotion.

Is it possible Edith you subscribed to some sort of service?

MJ should clarify if sending promotional material from third parties
is part of the terms of service "fineprint" that users of the service
are bound by

On 7/15/10, Michael Joseph <MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote:
> I am not sure the numbers were leaked, I think it's a paid for promotion. I
> am out of the country at the moment but will find out
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Michael
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 15 Jul 2010, at 19:27, "Edith Adera" <eadera@idrc.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Today I received a promotional sms from the "YES" campaign. Can Safaricom
>> explain how our phone numbers were leaked?
>>
>>
>>
>> Edith
>>
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