[kictanet] Fwd: [i-network] Fwd: {UAH} Facebook: Uganda requests for user account information - National - monitor.co.ug

[Barrack Otieno]

Interesting read, we discussed similar issues at the Kenya IGF.

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Date: Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:50 AM
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Just in case you might be interested.


http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Facebook++Uganda+requests+for+user+account+information/-/688334/1971230/-/ijbp8r/-/index.html



Facebook: Uganda requests for user account information - National

Facebook has revealed that the government of Uganda is among the 74
countries that requested for user account information of some of its
citizens on social media platform in the first six months of 2013.

 The requests are made under the dockets of national security and criminal
investigations by governments.

 In its first release of the Global Government Requests Report, Facebook’s
general Counsel, Mr Colin Stretch noted that the release of the report is
aimed at helping the on-going global debate about proper standards for
governments around the world to access user information.

The list put out by Facebook shows Uganda was among the five African
governments that requested for user information to conduct official
investigations.

However, Facebook declined to disclose the data of the users that
government had requested for.

Five African countries made the list with South Africa leading at 14
requests. Egypt has 8, Ivory Coast 4, Botswana 3, while Uganda had one
request.

 Facebook has a stringent legal process for governments to access user data
which involves detailed information of a legal basis and factual evidence
for each request.

 The report comes just months after Security Minister Muruli Mukasa
revealed that government was in the final stages of setting up a social
media monitoring unit to follow social media discussions and weed out
people damaging the reputation of government and its officials.

But Mr Ofwono Opondo, the director of the government Media Centre, the
information was requested to facilitate the Uganda Police investigate
cybercrime.

“The intersection warrant in the Communications Act 2010, gives Police
through government, powers to apply for information from any organisation
including international communication agencies such as Facebook to aid it
in investigating crimes such as money laundering and threats,” Mr Opondo
said.

Other countries mentioned by the release were United States that topped the
list of countries requesting for over 12,000 Facebook user accounts
information.
Facebook: Uganda requests for user account information - National -
monitor.co.ug
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Facebook++Uganda+requests+for+user+account+information/-/688334/1971230/-/ijbp8r/-/index.html



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