[kictanet] Privacy vs National Interest

[Rad!]

If mail servers can detect sudden mass mailing activity so can mobile
providers with a sudden increase in mass SMS originating from a single
source

On Monday, July 19, 2010, James Kagwe <kagwejg at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I'm just wondering if Safaricom really needs to avail subscriber
> numbers to me to send mass SMS's. It is common knowledge that Safaricom
> has 0722..., 0723..., 0724... etc. If I have enough cash like we know
> campaigners have I just send SMS's to the numbers prefixed with those
> codes en masse and I'm sure I'll hit more than 60% of them.
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> James
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>  On 7/16/2010 8:33 AM, Victor Gathara wrote:
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>   Following this with interest. I
> think it would be improper for networks to sell/avail subscriber
> numbers to others for promotional purposes because subscribers don't
> have a choice to opt in to this when they sign up for the service (I
> certainly didn't). Promotions from the network itself are of course a
> different matter altogether.
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>   Regarding spam where the sender
> gets phone numbers through unscrupulous means the only solution may be
> to press the DELETE key. Sim card registration should make it possible
> to pursue and prosecute offenders (assuming there is a law against
> spamming in Kenya).
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>   Victor
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> kictanet-bounces+v-gathara=dfid.gov.uk at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+v-gathara=dfid.gov.uk at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
> Behalf Of dennis kipruto
>   Sent: 16 July 2010 08:12
>   To: Victor Gathara
>   Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>   Subject: Re: [kictanet] Privacy vs National Interest
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> I also got one. It seems Safaricom has a case to Answer.More so i
> didn't sign up for any YES Campaign media gimic. I would call the SMS a
> spam SMS.
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>   On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Edith Adera
>   <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:
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>     Today I received a promotional sms from the "YES" campaign. Can
> Safaricom explain how our phone numbers were leaked?
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>     Edith
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