Its only when we have something valuable exposed that we move to secure it. I think that the move toward securing the Kenyan netspace will only take off once we have important content online such as financial history, credit card information, address information and so on. This requires legislation. The FOI act should be speeded up to 'force' government to avail data online. The recently signed (then unsigned?) law on communications has some enabling legislation for e-commerce. Not sure it takes into account security but government should be clear on who the onus to secure data on one's network is. I think more a problem for industry players than 'Wanjiku'...If you create a site where you require my credit card details then by all means you should take the blow if someone steals the info and misuses my card! Victor ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+v-gathara=dfid.gov.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+v-gathara=dfid.gov.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of mwende njiraini Sent: 04 May 2009 09:00 To: Victor Gathara Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] IG Discussion 2009, Day 6 of 10 Good morning, The focus of our discussion this week is on cybersecurity and trust. We will seek to address privacy and data security issues. Like many other Kenyans, we frequently register to use various online services provided by the government and businesses. The registration process requires that we provide personal information including physical, postal address, telephone numbers, credit card numbers, etc. The younger generation and the young-at-heart are readily sharing "personally identifiable information" including photos and events through social networking sites including facebook, youtube, myspace, flickr, twitter, etc. Personal information collected and made available in the public domain such as the electoral register, telephone directory can be combined with information for example from supermarkets loyalty cards to create valuable market information to track individual preferences and purchase profiles. This information may unfortunately be subject to abuse and theft. Consequently, 'trust' in policies and the security measures that the government and businesses establish to protect user information is therefore an essential element for the success of e-transactions (both e-government and e-commerce) * How can we create a cyber security culture in Kenya? What is the role of the educators, peers and parents in digital literacy with respect to privacy and security? * Does the current legal environment provide for the protection of privacy on the internet? How can we establish a balance between security and right to privacy? Looking forward to hearing from you. Kind regards Mwende References 1. Protecting your Privacy on the Internet: http://privacy.gov.au/internet/internet_privacy/index.html#2 <http://privacy.gov.au/internet/internet_privacy/index.html#2> 2. Privacy Policies: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php?ref=pf <http://www.facebook.com/policy.php?ref=pf> , http://twitter.com/privacy <http://twitter.com/privacy> 3. Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights :http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#a12 <http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#a12> 4. Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: Protecting Your Privacy on the Internet: http://www.priv.gc.ca/fs-fi/02_05_d_13_e.cfm <http://www.priv.gc.ca/fs-fi/02_05_d_13_e.cfm> 5. Privacy illustrations: http://www.priv.gc.ca/information/illustrations/index_e.cfm <http://www.priv.gc.ca/information/illustrations/index_e.cfm> 6. http://www.diplomacy.edu/ISL/IG/ <http://www.diplomacy.edu/ISL/IG/> Disclaimer: Views expressed here are the author's own ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ DFID, the Department for International Development: leading the British Government's fight against world poverty. Find out more about the major global poverty challenges and get the facts on what DFID is doing to fight them: http://www.dfid.gov.uk ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Peapod. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.peapod.co.uk/cleanmail