[kictanet] Is Big Brother watching us?

[bitange at jambo.co.ke]

Mr. Njoka,
You do not have any right at all sending hate messages.  This will land you in jail.  Check the penal code.

Yes the Government will prosecute those who violete rights of other people.  Government applies the laws made by our representatives and if you do not like them, you lobby your mps to change them.  This debate has pt no real meaning in this forum unless you specific proposals that would help create an ideal society..

Bitange Ndemo


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-----Original Message-----
From: "Miano Njoka" <mianonjoka at gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:03:21 
To:bitange at jambo.co.ke
Cc:KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject: [kictanet] Is Big Brother watching us?


A while back, the government announced that it would prosecute anyone sending hate messages via SMS. Safaricom's CEO mentioned in a post to this list that they were working on a filtering system to stop hate messages, pornography, etc. 

Are these actions right? Is Big Brother (in George Orwell's 1984) watching us? I guess valid arguments can be made both for and against the government invading its citizens privacy in the interest of national security, what I'd like to know is, are these actions legal? Are there laws in Kenya to protect the right to privacy? Are communication companies bound by law to protect their customers information? Are these laws, if any, enforced?
 
Miano Njoka.



 
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