[kictanet] Just a thought

[Ngigi Waithaka]

Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of
our lives?

Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into
our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.

Its quite a slippery road.

I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!

Waithaka Ngigi

Alliance Technologies
Nairobi, Kenya

www.A1.io
On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:

> Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are
> already doing this we should extend the same every where.
>
> Best Regards
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman
>> driving ahead of me.  She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota
>> when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her
>> car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug.  She realized
>> her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa
>> umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind).  I just
>> had to smile as I opened my door.  The vehicles behind us sped off.  I
>> knew I had no witness.
>>
>> Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I
>> encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter.  She then
>> says to me "a simple matter".  I said yes.  What do you mean she retorted.
>>  It is simple because my car is digital, I said.  Digital! what do exactly
>> mean she says.  My car has digital cameras all round and when the police
>> arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on.  She stops making her
>> call and started to look at my car carefully.  This time I tell her that I
>> am calling the police.  She then turns to me as says "this digital
>> business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs".  I
>> said no.  This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
>>
>> She starts to plead with me.  She offers to cover my cost.  I said no but
>> asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
>>
>> Lesson 1:  Technology will help us correct our values.
>> Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall
>> gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage
>> Lesson 3:  There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers
>> were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
>>
>>
>> Ndemo.
>>
>>
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