Goodmorning Listers, Many thanks @Judy Okite <judyokite@gmail.com> for kickstarting the discussion. For starters i have observed that lately the number of Socially Engineered emails i am receiving is at an all time high. Spam calls also seem to be on the rise. It looks like scammers have realized that the new field of play is the Internet as such i am increasingly weary about engaging in e-commerce transactions online especially using public networks. I would be interested in knowing the current statistics in so far as Internet related fraud is concerned and how many people have actually been charged for perpetrating such acts. Maybe the Ke-CIRT team can assist us with the statistics. The same concern applies to the second question. Children are ever ahead of adults in discovering and using tech applications and tool. The Communications Authority has been running a Child Online Protection program for a while and i would be keen to know the current state of play in so far as data protection is concerned. @Lillian <lillian@watotowatchnetwork.org> recently posted an article from Human Rights Watch on misuse of data by companies targeting children, it would be interesting to hear if any measures have been taken by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner to curb this. Best Regards On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 5:08 AM Judy Okite via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good Morning Listers,
As mentioned earlier by the KIGF- MAG Chair, we begin the online discussions today.
*Topic: Governing Data and Protecting Privacy *
The Kenya Data Protection Act <https://www.odpc.go.ke/dpa-act/>was gazetted in 2019 , An Act of Parliament to give effect to Article 31(c) and (d) of the Constitution of Kenya , 2010 (Right to privacy); - To establish the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner; - To make provision for the regulation of the processing of personal data; - To provide for the rights of data subjects and obligations of data controllers and processors; and for connected purposes
To kick off these discussions, we ask;
1. As a lister how safe do you feel about the safety of your personal data online?What do you think could be done better to improve the protection of data online? 2. How safe are children and persons with disabilities on their data privacy?
We look forward to a vibrant discussion and once again do not forget to register to participate in this year's main IGF events using this link: https://bit.ly/39pXf9a .Our official hashtag is *#KeIGF2022*
Kind Regards,
On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 6:12 AM Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers,
Receive warm greetings from the Multi Advisory Group (MAG) that has been working to prepare this year's Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF). Ahead of the KIGF week, there shall be a series of online discussions to set the pace for the discussions that shall be held during the KIGF.
The online discussion will run from the 22nd to the 24th of June and the following are the discussion topics.
Day 1. *Governing data and protecting privacy.* Day 2. *ICT's and the upcoming elections.* Day 3. *Connecting all people and promoting cyber hygiene and emerging issues including youth, online work, inclusion and regulation.*
The discussion topics shall be posted by a moderator and we invite all of you to participate. Also do remember to register for your participation in this year's main IGF events using this link: https://bit.ly/39pXf9a .Our official hashtag is *#KeIGF2022*
Good day!
Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu KIGF 2022 MAG Chair Advocate Public Policy, Data Protection and Regulatory Affairs Specialist
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