By electing a government, we give it a responsibility to protect our security and in the course of that, they make policies by which our data is collected and used.
Nanjira had shared a CIGI-IPSOS research (here) on digital security and trust done early this year which found out that:
- 75% of Kenyans law enforcement agencies should have a right to access the content of
their citizens’ online communications for valid national security
reasons
- 66% agreed that tech companies should not build technologies that prevent the law enforcement agencies from accessing the content of their communication.
Are ‘National security’ and ‘terrorism’ being used as a means to justify government breaches of security?
- Is
data collection proportionate and justified? And how
secure are our government's’ information systems from other parties
- How can the tech industry work with the government on security while ensuring people's right to privacy are not infringed?
- What are your concerns on government collection of data and surveillance?