[kictanet] Media Misleading Citizens?

Wed Mar 21 18:28:33 EAT 2012

Barrack,

IMHO, the perception does not really matter. You are not trying to suggest
that the reporter should have coated the bitter reality with a bit of sugar
to make it palatable. Forget what people's perception & reaction would be.
Look at whether it is legal, and most importantly if it makes sense. I
should believe that any Kenyan is free to challenge the process in court if
they feel it violates their privacy as would have been defined in the
statutes. If they feel Twitter and FaceBook is their way of redress, let it
be:-)
The objective is more important, if you ask me. It's simple. If anyone
plays against the norms/rules, there must be a way of finding them and
dealing with them. You see, Police gun down armed thugs every other day,
which I believe is worse, but that's the surest way of handling the
scenario. So is sniffing the surest way of apprehending cyber offenders.
CIA does it, FBI does it, Kenya Police must do it. Because there isn't
another way.

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 17:16, <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:

> GG,
>
> I still feel this is sensationalism and not objective at all, recently
> there was hue and cry when the 101 .go.ke websites were hacked and I
> raised this point that we turn a blind eye to efforts being made locally
> and shout when problems occur, if you saw the reactions on social media you
> would agree with the point I am raising the perception out there is not the
> reality, having been involved in several initiatives dealing with
> Cybersecurity issues I can attest to the fact that there is resistance and
> one of the efforts we have been making is to create awareness with the
> right kind of information, I suppose the media has a moral obligation to do
> the same, I know our perceptions may be different but let's debate
> objectively. This article raises pertinent issues which we must embrace as
> a sector but what was posted on social media did not.
> Sent from my BlackBerry®
> ------------------------------
> *From: * Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>
> *Date: *Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:42:54 +0000
> *To: *<otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *<ke-internetusers at bdix.net>; <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Subject: *RE: [kictanet] Media Misleading Citizens?
>
> Barrack
>
> Here is the full story as carried by business daily. It may not be
> misinformation after all.
>
> CCK sparks row with fresh bid to spy on Internet users
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/CCK+sparks+row+with+fresh+bid+to+spy+on+Internet+users+/-/539550/1370218/-/item/1/-/4gnwl5/-/index.html
>
> Rgds
> GG
>
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> > Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:27:19 +0300
> > From: otieno.barrack at gmail.com
> > Subject: [kictanet] Media Misleading Citizens?
> > CC: ke-internetusers at bdix.net; kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> > To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com
> >
> > Listers,
> >
> > I just saw this on the wall of a popular media house and i am appalled
> > by the misinformation, why can't our dear journalists do more research
> > before publishing info, i see why Prof Nyong'o was so agitated during
> > the Interview on Citizen TV, this is really dangerous? below is the
> > text..
> >
> > The Communications Commission of Kenya could have access to your
> > personal internet content by July this year, if a plan they have set
> > in motion succeeds. The CCK has signed a 32.6 million shilling deal
> > with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to install a
> > system that will monitor all incoming and outgoing internet content in
> > Kenya, and has already requested local internet service providers and
> > telecommunications institutions to install it.
> >
> > Do you think this is right?
> >
> > Hope the concerned will react on time.
> >
> > --
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