It looks at the very best, all we could do from this point onward might only be mitigational.Data protection/privacy is clearly the proverbial horse that bolted, ages back.It's in the wild now..! Harry On Jul 24, 2017 1:30 PM, "Victor Kapiyo" <[email protected]> wrote:
In the absence of a data protection law, the Communications Authority (in the same spirit as they did the bulk SMS guidelines) should provide data protection guidelines to guide institutions such as IEBC, eCITIZEN, Telcos, Taxi hailing services and others collecting user data in electronic format and sharing with or selling them to members of the public.
Victor
On 24 Jul 2017 1:20 p.m., "Harry Delano via kictanet" < [email protected]> wrote:
While still at this, I just got the ensuing txt below directly to my line..! Is there data mining of my data on the register by 3rd parties..??!! ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.smscaster.com DEAR Nairobi Central Ward Voter:I Antony Kamau Gitumbi (Guka)with PNU wishes you a successful week & request your vote for MCA on 8/8/2 ------------------------------------------------------------------
Where are the so much talked about data privacy protection systems..?
Harry
On Jul 21, 2017 6:40 AM, "Grace Mutung'u via kictanet" < [email protected]> wrote:
Hi John, The scenario you describe makes a case for data protection law, because it should not be legal to have access to the IEBC register for (bulk SMS or other) business purposes. Thankfully there are guidelines against unsolicited bulk SMS from political parties and candidates.
On 21 Jul 2017 12:43 a.m., "John Kieti via kictanet" < [email protected]> wrote:
One thing I was shocked to learn about is that IEBC actually has my phone number. I wonder why I didn't question the field on their form requiring you to give them phone number during the BVR exercise back in 2012. But that is not nearly the main problem.
The problem is that in the last week before elections, many aspirants with unscrupulous access to IEBC's databases (for specific jurisdictions) will use the phone numbers to send campaign messages in bulk to their would be constituents. You just need to ask yourself where aspirants for party primaries in specific areas were getting your number to beg for your vote in the last hours before nomination date.
Good luck with data privacy people!
On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 8:00 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet < [email protected]> wrote:
@Eng Kariuki,
Absolutely.
Once the election dust has settled we should ALL push for the Data Protection Act which I am aware has been doing rounds as a Bill in parliament since 2007.
And yes, it is not lost to keen observers that the widely celebrated and recently passed Access to Information Act was pushed through as a ( P. Nyokabi's ) private member's bill and not government ;-)
Globally, governments seem to have phobia for some of these touchy things :-)
walu.
------------------------------ *From:* John Kariuki <[email protected]> *To:* Walubengo J <[email protected]>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < [email protected]> *Sent:* Thursday, July 20, 2017 7:36 PM
*Subject:* Re: [kictanet] IEBC 2017 REGISTER OF VOTERS - data protection/privacy law
Walu, When the present debate and IEBC issues are done,let us chat about data protection legislation. You may perhaps be aware that I have been pursuing it since 2007 without success! You may also recall that Access to information Act was pulled through mainly through the efforts of Nyeri Woman Rep, Priscilla Nyokabi who had dealt with the subject before joining politics!
John Kariuki
------------------------------ *From:* Walubengo J via kictanet <[email protected]> *To:* [email protected] *Cc:* Walubengo J <[email protected]> *Sent:* Thursday, July 20, 2017 7:12 PM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] IEBC 2017 REGISTER OF VOTERS - data protection/privacy law
@Mulwa,
Partial Voter ID wont help.
The major reason people (esp. political parties) want the voter register is to do analytics/audits of the same- with the presumption that the voter register is tainted. Partial IDs would not be useful in such an exercise, eg when searching for duplicate, fake or underaged IDs.
On the other hand,full disclosure exposes citizen data to potential data abuse.
This is where the Data Protection Act would have been useful in as far as providing a framework of use. It would balance out these two conflicting requirements that protects everyones interests. The Act would for example allow for conditional access - i.e with appropriate penalties in the event of abuse or exposure.
At the moment supermarkets, banks, hospital, universities, operators, etc can abuse your private information but then...so what?
walu
------------------------------ *From:* Patrick Mulwa via kictanet <[email protected]> *To:* [email protected] *Cc:* Patrick Mulwa <[email protected]> *Sent:* Thursday, July 20, 2017 6:20 PM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] IEBC 2017 REGISTER OF VOTERS - data protection/privacy law
Guys, the USA is facing the same issue where thousands of voters are removing themselves from state voter rolls, prompted by fears that their information will be revealed by President Donald Trump’s vote fraud commission.At least 44 of the 50 states have refused requests by the committee to hand over data. However, this is more POLITICAL as it is seen by many as an attempt by Trump to justify why he lost the popular vote.
Maybe @IEBCKenya might consider revealing PARTIAL names, ID number, and location. I want to stress the word PARTIAL here. A good example is a bank where they present to you a few letters of your phone number or your visa/MasterCard and ask you to fill them in to verify that an account is yours.
Personally, I believe partial voter data might be the way to go here.
On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 5:36 PM, Douglas Gichuki via kictanet < [email protected]> wrote:
Walubengo,
Article 31 is a general principle of the constitution that while sufficient to anchor privacy as a general constitutional right does not address offer the mechanics of operationalising privacy. We need to move on a responsive ACT asap.
Regards,
On Jul 20, 2017 4:45 PM, "Walubengo J via kictanet" < [email protected] > wrote:
I have been reliably informed that Kenya actually has a law on data protection. The super-law, the Constitution of Kenya says in article 31 as follows:
>>>
*31.* Every person has the right to privacy, which includes the right not to have— (*a*) their person, home or property searched; (*b*) their possessions seized; (*c*) information relating to their family or private affairs unnecessarily required or revealed; or (*d*) the privacy of their communications infringed.
>
I therefore rephrase my earlier statement to claimed that we do not have a law, and say theat we do not have an "Act" on Data Protection/Privacy.
Maybe IEBC can use the provisions in article 31 in the meantime.
walu.
------------------------------ *From:* Walubengo J via kictanet <[email protected] > *To:* [email protected] *Cc:* Walubengo J <[email protected]> *Sent:* Thursday, July 20, 2017 10:34 AM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] IEBC 2017 REGISTER OF VOTERS
True that Tony.
But here is the news - Kenya has NO data protection law or policy.
So anything flows and goes.
walu.
------------------------------ *From:* Tony White via kictanet <[email protected] > *To:* [email protected] *Cc:* Tony White <[email protected]> *Sent:* Thursday, July 20, 2017 10:17 AM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] IEBC 2017 REGISTER OF VOTERS
On the other hand, I do not want **anyone** listing my name and ID number for anyone to scrape and mis-use.
Revealing personal information is **not** 'transparency' - it's a breach of data privacy!
Cheers, Tony
We still have a long way to go with regards to Transparency @IEBCKenya
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