Interesting development,
My take is that this should be applied to premium clients. I still
find security to be a an item of global public interest. You never
value security until you are hit.
Best Regards
On 3/31/16, George Nyabuga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:Listers,This may be of interest, if you do not already know.As privacy advocates celebrate the FBI’s decision to stop harassing Appleover the San Bernardino shooter’s encrypted iPhone, other tech giants seemto have finally noticed that what consumers want is privacy. But forprivacy to prevail, the government must stop snooping. With that idea inmind, Google decided to change how the game is played.In an official Google blog update detailing new security measures forGmail, the tech giant announced it would begin alerting consumers wheneverthe firm detects an account is being targeted — or rather, hacked — bygovernment agencies or their proxies. While the company believes less than0.1 percent of Gmail users will receive this type of warning, the ideathat a tech giant is going to these lengths to give users peace of mindand privacy should give advocacy groups across the country reason tocontinue celebrating.More at:http://theantimedia.org/google-to-begin-alerting-users-if-gmail-account-is-targeted-by-government/https://security.googleblog.com/2016/03/more-encryption-more-notifications-more.htmlBes,George--Dr George NyabugaSenior LecturerSchool of Journalism & Mass CommunicationUniversity of NairobiEducation BuildingHarry Thuku RoadPO Box 30197 - 00100Nairobi, KenyaTel: +254(0)20 318262 Fax: +254(0)20 2229168Mobile: +254 (0)72151 6573Email: gnyabuga@uonbi.ac.ke, george.nyabuga@gmail.comwww.uonbi.ac.ke-----------------------------------------The University of Nairobi is ISO 9001:2008 certified.Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uonbi.ac.keTwitter: @uonbi https://twitter.com/uonbi_______________________________________________kictanet mailing listkictanet@lists.kictanet.or.kehttps://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanetUnsubscribe or change your options athttps://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail.comThe Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform forpeople and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy andregulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICTsector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth anddevelopment.KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviorsonline that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, donot spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
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