Walu, See the link http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/business/30pipes.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all& Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S. “Since passage of the Patriot Act, many companies based outside of the United States have been reluctant to store client information in the U.S.,” said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington. “There is an ongoing concern that U.S. intelligence agencies will gather this information without legal process. There is particular sensitivity about access to financial information as well as communications and Internet traffic that goes through U.S. switches.” -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 5:33 PM To: awatila@yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] NSA Tapping into Google & Yahoo Networks? How is Kenya protected? Watila, Even though you dont quote your sources, I suspect it is true that Internet traffic routed through the USA is reducing. But I doubt that it has anything to do with security issues because technically, as you know internet routing is based on "best-effort" principles. Packets look for the most efficient routes which happen to be around the biggest Internet eXchange Points (IXPs). It so happens that rapid internet uptake in Asia Pacific (China, Korea, India, Indonesia etc), is presenting newer and bigger IXPs as those in the US reach maturity levels. And so the internet geography is indeed changing and more internet routing is going to be happening in Asia Pacific (think China). That's why for me, the emphasis on the geography (where packets are routed) at the expense of the principles and practices of cyber-security is quite worrying. walu. -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 10/31/13, Watila Alex <awatila@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] NSA Tapping into Google & Yahoo Networks? How is Kenya protected? To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 4:10 PM in the last few years the amount of traffic routed through the usa by other countries has dropped because of the same concerns Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android From: Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com>; To: <awatila@yahoo.co.uk>; Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>; Subject: Re: [kictanet] NSA Tapping into Google & Yahoo Networks? How is Kenya protected? Sent: Thu, Oct 31, 2013 7:09:34 AM I’ll very selfishly advocate for an increased uptake of local cloud services, away from the NSA’s prying eyes, with locally established standards of encryption etc… We’ve got capable universities that can assist in coming up with new encryption etc standards for the military & government. Interesting article by Charles Obbo…. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Spy-more-on-your-friends-than-foes/-/44... -- Phares Kariuki From: Ngigi Waithaka Ngigi Waithaka Reply: Ngigi Waithaka ngigi@at.co.ke Date: October 31, 2013 at 9:12:10 AM To: Phares Kariuki pkariuki@gmail.com Subject: [kictanet] NSA Tapping into Google & Yahoo Networks? How is Kenya protected? -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/awatila%40yahoo.co.uk The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.