[kictanet] The connection between Big Data, Government Surveillance and Advertising

[Barrack Otieno]

Ali,

This is a very dodgy issue, from a government perspective without security
there is no economic or social stability on the other hand crime keeps on
mutating. When it comes to increasing  physical security employing more
policemen, installing ccTV camera's are some solutions that come to mind,
however how do you police a knowledge society? the only way is to inspect
packets as they are shipped to and from their respective destinations,
however the sender and the receiver have to be fully cognisant of their
responsibilities from a security perspective this leads me to another
question, how do you police people with fake identities (wrong who is
data?) the natural solution seems to open each package and see what it
contains, in developed economies it is a matter of life and death since
most critical systems rely on technology or the Internet, Africa is not yet
there but once we start operating strategic installations online then it
will be a critical issue. That said we seem to agree on common issues such
as Africa CERT as a continent, this is one way of taking the Cybersecurity
game a notch higher but we can no longer turn a blind eye  to surveillance,
it is reall. Just like i am uncomfortable driving in certain parts of the
city because of questionable security i would be uncomfortable transacting
on an insecure information super highway. This may explain the discord
between the number of Internet users online and growth of e-commerce
business, do people really have faith in electronic commerce? If not why?
most likely the answer has to do with security


On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 5:46 AM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:

> Listers
>
> What is the connection between Big Data, Government Surveillance and
> Advertising?
>
> Increasingly privacy issues online are becoming a sore point. Where do you
> draw the line between privacy, civil liberties and 'National Security'?
>
> These issues must be debated openly and candidly. Do I mind if the
> government accesses my most intimate DMs on Twitter in the interest of
> National Security?
>
> Especially if you have a name like mine?
>
> The recent Prism Scandal in the US where a CIA whistleblower has revealed
> that the Government of the US is increasingly snooping on all and sundry
> through telephone conversations, social media etc is raising the ante on
> this issue.
>
>
> http://adage.com/article/privacy-and-regulation/prism-a-watershed-moment-privacy-legislation/242010/?utm_source=mediaworks&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=adage&ttl=1371493909
>
> Where do we stand in Africa in general and Kenya in particular?
>
> Sometime last year the former PS of Information made an impassioned case
> for a certain level
> of surveillance because of our proximity and involvement in the 'War on
> Terror'.
>
> What is your take?
>
> Ali Hussein
> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
>
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