That's a good question Sidney. Apart from addressing vulnerabilities, a freemium structure might eliminate the incentive to hack and steal data. Most searches citizens make for proprietor/CR12 are imposed on them to confirm only the basic ownership info.
Proposal--------------° [Free Tier] to offer business name and names of shareholders only; which is a common confirmation search.
° [Premium Tier] for a more granular insights of contact info, ID & nationality details, physical address, share allocation, beneficial owner etc that a minority have interest in.
Overall, a government agency should simply bill for API queries of confidential data instead of requiring applicants to download/scan then upload an ID, PIN or CR12 form.
Wainaina
_______________________________________________On Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 10:52 AM Sidney Ochieng via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Now that the data is out there, I have a question. Why isn’t this data out there for free hosted by our government? We’re charged 500 bob for each search yet here is a company able to do so for free._______________________________________________
On 2 Feb 2025, at 20:40, Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The Business Registration Service (BRS) is acknowledging reports of a potential data breach affecting company registry information and has initiated a full investigation, notifying relevant authorities while working with cybersecurity experts to assess the situation and implement necessary security measures; they assure stakeholders that data security is a top priority and will provide updates once the investigation is complete, urging patience and cooperation from affected parties._______________________________________________
On a similar note, our national broadcaster KBC lost its account on X (@KBCChannel1), which has been renamed by the hackers.
Tunaomba serikali.
Victor
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