[kictanet] my take: IG Discussion 2009, Day 6 of 10

Tue May 5 12:02:15 EAT 2009

I agree with you, Victor. Once the Freedom of Information Act is passed,
then we need to follow that up with an Data Security Act, both which have
been said to be under way. Dr. Ndemo has previously volunteered to post a
copy of the draft Data Security Act onto the listserve, but we have not yet
received a copy... Perhaps posting the suggested bill onlist would evoke
more participation and discussion.

Many blessings,

Crystal

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Victor Gathara <v-gathara at dfid.gov.uk>wrote:

>  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
>
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> *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
>
> 2.     Privacy Policies: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php?ref=pf,
> http://twitter.com/privacy
>
> 3.     Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights :
> 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
>
> 5.     Privacy illustrations:
> http://www.priv.gc.ca/information/illustrations/index_e.cfm
>
> 6.     http://www.diplomacy.edu/ISL/IG/
>
>
>
> *Disclaimer: Views expressed here are the author’s own*
>
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