I guess premium rate service providers also store mobile numbers.so operator do not have to be the first suspect....especially if you have subscribed or ever participated in any of these short coded sms stuff/stuff/opinions etc..and who knows !!!!!! --- On Fri, 7/16/10, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Privacy vs National Interest To: benmakai@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Friday, July 16, 2010, 10:13 AM Well, i see no problem with promotional sms,s its what makes the Information economy tick, i am looking at this as an entrepreneur and as a consumer, its a catch 22 just the way an employee complains about his or her employer yet the former might as well decide to have his or her own organisation, this simply justify the need for the data protection act to ensure that the promotions are done within the law, i see no problem with what Safaricom did, they are out to make money and it is the biggest tax payer, at least a road will be fixed somewhere out of the money they make.
Kind Regards
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
On 16/07/2010, Badru Ntege <ntegeb@one2net.co.ug> wrote:
Do subscribers in Kenya have an option to stop these sms's ?
In Uganda you send STOP to the sending number and your number would be
deleted from the senders database. The only problem is you are charged for
the sms you send to have your number deleted.
It seems to be working.
Why should a person be charged to unsubscribe from a service they
didn't request or subscribe to?
If one subscribed, that's understood very well.
Regards,
regards
From: kictanet-bounces+ntegeb=one2net.co.ug@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+ntegeb=one2net.co.ug@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
Behalf Of Victor Gathara
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:33 AM
To: ntegeb@one2net.co.ug
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Privacy vs National Interest
Following this with interest. I think it would be improper for networks to
sell/avail subscriber numbers to others for promotional purposes because
subscribers don't have a choice to opt in to this when they sign up for the
service (I certainly didn't). Promotions from the network itself are of
course a different matter altogether.
Regarding spam where the sender gets phone numbers through unscrupulous
means the only solution may be to press the DELETE key. Sim card
registration should make it possible to pursue and prosecute offenders
(assuming there is a law against spamming in Kenya).
Victor
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From: kictanet-bounces+v-gathara=dfid.gov.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+v-gathara=dfid.gov.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
Behalf Of dennis kipruto
Sent: 16 July 2010 08:12
To: Victor Gathara
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Privacy vs National Interest
I also got one. It seems Safaricom has a case to Answer.More so i didn't
sign up for any YES Campaign media gimic. I would call the SMS a spam SMS.
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 8:24 PM, 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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