[kictanet] Data Protection and Privacy: Kenya’s communications authority to monitor private talk and texts during poll

[Francis Monyango]

While we thought corporates were the biggest threat to Art 31, the state
confesses to investing in snooping equipment. I wonder why there wasn't
this type of panic in 2013.

On Jan 13, 2017 5:04 PM, "June Tessy via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Listers,
>
> And I quote, 'We have spent Sh1.1 billion on a spectrum monitoring system
> that will help us monitor unauthorised broadcasts coming from rural areas
> of the country," he said.
>
> "We have also spent around Sh600 million on a social media monitoring
> system and Sh400 million on  a device management system that will help us
> closely monitor mobile phones and the activities around them," said Wangusi
>
> Read more at: <https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000229727/
> communications-authority-to-monitor-private-talk-and-texts-during-poll>
> as well as <http://www.techweez.com/2017/01/13/ca-social-media-
> monitoring-election-report/>
>
> Kind Regards,
> June Tessy
> LinkedIn Profile <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/juneokal>
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