Role and integrity of Surveillance system in Kenya
During the IGF, I had asked CA what measures are in place to ensure citizens surveillance data collected from telecoms service providers is not used by mischievous individuals to achieve dubious means. Well, here is an example... "Though not captured in the report, sources privy to the investigation also revealed that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations is on the spot because its detectives possibly tampered with official telephone data in a bid to conceal crucial evidence that could help in the case. It shows that telephone logs from a mast in Tigoni which would have placed the televangelist at or near the scene of the accident were erased. The effect of this was that records of the persons who may have called or received calls from the pastor are unavailable." ... Then there is data obtained from a local mobile telephone service provider that was expected to show the location of individual handsets, prior, during, and after the accident, so as to give clues on the location of their owners. Though not included in the report, a source privy to the investigation said this is the data which was probably interfered with and some crucial details deleted. For instance, while it gave the calls and SMS data for July25, 22 and 29, those recorded on July 26 and 27 were missing. Such data is usually obtained by Criminal Intelligence Unit at the Directorate’s headquarters. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/The-shocking-truth-on-fatal-crash/-/1056/282021...
@Mwendwa I was completely shaken by this disclosure and still hoping the journalist was 'misquoted' though i doubt given the reputation of the daily. It is unbelievable that in this day and age, and post our new 2010 constitution, mobile operators can simply be bullied by police officers to casually delete records - without a due process aka court ruling! But then in the absence of a Data Protection Act and/or Access to Information Act - UTA DO (what'ya gonna do? - for our international audience) creepy stuff happening here and quite an anti-climax to the successful and inspiring @POTUS visit. walu. From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2015 4:15 PM Subject: [kictanet] Role and integrity of Surveillance system in Kenya During the IGF, I had asked CA what measures are in place to ensure citizens surveillance data collected from telecoms service providers is not used by mischievous individuals to achieve dubious means. Well, here is an example... "Though not captured in the report, sources privy to the investigation also revealed that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations is on the spot because its detectives possibly tampered with official telephone data in a bid to conceal crucial evidence that could help in the case.It shows that telephone logs from a mast in Tigoni which would have placed the televangelist at or near the scene of the accident were erased. The effect of this was that records of the persons who may have called or received calls from the pastor are unavailable."...Then there is data obtained from a local mobile telephone service provider that was expected to show the location of individual handsets, prior, during, and after the accident, so as to give clues on the location of their owners.Though not included in the report, a source privy to the investigation said this is the data which was probably interfered with and some crucial details deleted.For instance, while it gave the calls and SMS data for July25, 22 and 29, those recorded on July 26 and 27 were missing.Such data is usually obtained by Criminal Intelligence Unit at the Directorate’s headquarters. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/The-shocking-truth-on-fatal-crash/-/1056/282021... _______________________________________________ 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.
There is the possibility that the data would have come intact but tampered with prior to presentation. sent from my xperia z On Aug 6, 2015 2:55 PM, "Walubengo J via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
@Mwendwa
I was completely shaken by this disclosure and still hoping the journalist was 'misquoted' though i doubt given the reputation of the daily.
It is unbelievable that in this day and age, and post our new 2010 constitution, mobile operators can simply be bullied by police officers to casually delete records - without a due process aka court ruling! But then in the absence of a Data Protection Act and/or Access to Information Act - UTA DO (what'ya gonna do? - for our international audience)
creepy stuff happening here and quite an anti-climax to the successful and inspiring @POTUS visit.
walu.
------------------------------ *From:* Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *To:* jwalu@yahoo.com *Cc:* Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> *Sent:* Thursday, August 6, 2015 4:15 PM *Subject:* [kictanet] Role and integrity of Surveillance system in Kenya
During the IGF, I had asked CA what measures are in place to ensure citizens surveillance data collected from telecoms service providers is not used by mischievous individuals to achieve dubious means. Well, here is an example... "Though not captured in the report, sources privy to the investigation also revealed that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations is on the spot because its detectives possibly tampered with official telephone data in a bid to conceal crucial evidence that could help in the case. It shows that telephone logs from a mast in Tigoni which would have placed the televangelist at or near the scene of the accident were erased. The effect of this was that records of the persons who may have called or received calls from the pastor are unavailable." ... Then there is data obtained from a local mobile telephone service provider that was expected to show the location of individual handsets, prior, during, and after the accident, so as to give clues on the location of their owners. Though not included in the report, a source privy to the investigation said this is the data which was probably interfered with and some crucial details deleted. For instance, while it gave the calls and SMS data for July25, 22 and 29, those recorded on July 26 and 27 were missing. Such data is usually obtained by Criminal Intelligence Unit at the Directorate’s headquarters.
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/The-shocking-truth-on-fatal-crash/-/1056/282021...
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Thank you Walubengo, it's scary isn't it? The authorities while passing the security bill overnight with a crucial surveillance component assured us that it was for the good of the country. The point we are trying to make is, how strong are the systems in place to ensure the data collected about individuals is safe, and is not subject to manipulation, or use by dubious people for dubious means? If the law enforcement agents can go to bed with criminals, what recourse do mare mortals have? Suppose we take an hypothetical situation where candidate A wants to vie for Governorship, but his (all governors in Kenya are male) opponent candidate Z is connected at NIS and can obtain illegally all the filth against candidate A. Does candidate A have any chance? Suppose another hypothetical situation, citizen A is a criminal wealerdealer who can cause information about him to be deleted or changed at source, including even adding alibis and imaginary calls and text to the database stored by telcos. What recourse do we have as mare mortals?
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Mwendwa Kivuva -
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Walubengo J