Walu, Your message has arrived in good order. I didn't say zero - I just alluded to the fact that there are other cyber-threats that might have a higher priority than concerns over "Desperate Housewives Season 7" copyright issues. But as I watch CNN and see the exposé on how Al-Qaeda operatives were found with hundreds of documents hidden in encrypted form in what for all intents and purposes was a "normal" pornographic video file stored on a standard memory stick - then all of a sudden torrents jump closer to the top in terms of priority since they are the primary means by which (a lot) porn is "shared".... Please be careful out there, we need you back whole and healthy and of sound mind! :) Best regards, Mblayo On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
@ Mblayo, Priority is relative. Torrents could be a "zero" issue for you but might be a big issue for a politician or a Policy guy - depending on what the torrent is sharing. Right now am somehwere @China and am amused to find that twitter.com does NOT work at these of end of the globe. Perhaps it is temporary and it will work tomorrow but highly doubtful;-)
Meanwhile, Google is chucking moderated results and outrightly refusing to respond to others like "Tiananman Square" (-1 for Joe M ;-). I want to keep trying this search key but fear someone might trace my IP and knock at my door at midnite - shivering :-(
@ ./Chucks Looks like automated technology does work these sides ;-)
walu. nb: let me know if this mail gets to .KE or it will be quarantined somewhere..
--- On *Wed, 5/2/12, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com>* wrote:
From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] IF CCK CHOOSES TO MONITOR INTERNET TRAFFIC, WILL IT ALSO MANAGE TO BLOCK TORRENTS THAT CONSUME BANDWIDTH? To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 12:56 PM
In the grand context of cyber-security and the myriad of daily issues we face as a country, I posit that torrents (read PirateBay) will be a low priority item....
Mblayo
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Peter Wakaba <peterwakaba@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=peterwakaba@gmail.com>
wrote:
IF U CAN MANAGE TO SEE THESE WITH ALL THE CABLE CUTS...this may help the discussion.
Pirate Bay: Fighting a losing battle?
File-sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK internet service providers, the High Court has ruled.
The Swedish website hosts links to mostly pirated free music and videos.
But, as the BBC's Daniel Emery explains, copyright holder may still be "fighting a losing battle" in the quest to protect their material.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17902172
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