Good morning,

This is not the cold war era. Populations have grown and privacy infringement laws have come a long way in KE and world over.

To tap into 60% of close to 40 million people seems a bit far fetched from an infrastructural point of view and a capacity one too. It's impossible to have a listener on each and every phone. Should it even be a machine learning device with every phone as a node, the amount of data would be too much and irrelevant to store on a daily basis. Key words would have to be chosen were it for example used to collect hate speech. With all the words available in our vocabulary, not forgetting our local languages, the system would take years to understand KE context.

Media houses are sensationalist, and rightly so, they have to make money. The industry does have a tendency of providing half truths to sustain the story over a period of time. If all info was given @ once, what would be the story for the next day?

I implore members to begin following official handles of Govt entities. Compare their position on the matter with what media has. Both are providing their points of view and should form basis of conclusions made.

Regards,

Eshuchi Richard

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Dear listers,

We are aware about the misleading reports in the media. The Authority will address the media shortly to clarify and explain how the system works. There is no infringement of privacy. As a matter of fact, no information leaves the MNOs. Instead the system queries the databases (whitelist, type approved devices etc) to determine the genuineness of a device before service is given. What part of that is infringement of privacy?

We will share the statement with you to help all of you understand. No one needs to be instilled with fear that is generated by parties with vested interests. we want to eliminate illegal telecoms traffic through SIM boxing, counterfeit devices, substandard devices etc, for your good as the public. Not the other way as portrayed in the media.

Rachel

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On Feb 17, 2017, at 09:43, Grace B via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

But on what legal basis is the phone tapping being done?
The closest connection I can see to the issue of counterfeit devices is the Type Approval Regulations, 2010.
If this is the basis, how can subsidiary legislation be used to limit a right like privacy?
Could CA clarify on what basis this is happening???

On 16 Feb 2017 8:02 p.m., "Ali Hussein via isoc" <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

Listers

From Tuesday, the government wants to be allowed to listen to your calls, read your texts and review your mobile money transactions.

The government, through the Communications Authority of Kenya, has ordered mobile phone companies to allow it to tap their computers.

Read on:-

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Government-likely-to-start-phone-tapping/1056-3816372-m5vnfx/index.html

Ali Hussein

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