[kictanet] Has IEBC Voter Register Been Compromised

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Indeed sources are many, but some specific details can only be found at IEBC. I have heard similar arguments about people who found themselves members of political parties they had never knew before. For a party to list anyone as a member, it needs his/her name, I'd number, voter registration number and constituency details. I don't know any building or even Mpesa agent that asks for voter number or constituency details. Only IEBC those details. 
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From: Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:40:05 
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Has IEBC Voter Register Been Compromised


 
Harry, 
  
Indeed the sources are many as others have said. Do we have a data protection law (and FOI law) in place? Or the 10th parliament left "hurriedly" without enacting it? 
  
The scenarios of how an individual voter can be targeted are many and scary, to say the least. 
  
Edith 
  
 
 
From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Harry Karanja
 Sent: February 10, 2013 10:44 PM
 To: Edith Adera
 Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
 Subject: [kictanet] Has IEBC Voter Register Been Compromised 
  
 
Listers, 
 
  
 
This morning I received the oddest message. Through a bulk sms provider, one of the aspirants for MP in my constituency sent me an SMS appealing me to vote for him in the upcoming elections? Now I say odd because to the best of my knowledge I have never communicated to this politician my number and my constituency. In fact the only person I have ever given this dual information is the IEBC during voter registration.  
 
  
 
Which begs the question, could IEBC or its registration clerks be making voter registers available to politicians for consideration or otherwise? I'm also curious if this is an isolated event or its happening elsewhere? 
 
  
 
Now I don't need to emphasize on the very serious implications if politicians are in possession of such specific data on the electorate. I previously blogged (http://www.startupkenya.info/2010/08/chopping-up-big-green-giant-safaricom.html) on the dangers of telcos in possession of too much personal data, but it is nothing compared to politicians with this data especially in a country that has experienced deadly post election violence.  
 
  
 
I'm curious what measures IEBC has in place for the protection of our personal information and if my experience this morning portends the compromise of all future governmently held e-data?
 
 Regards,  
 
Harry Karanja 
 
 
  
 
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