[kictanet] Tough new rules force all Internet users to list their gadgets

[Mark Kipyegon]

Is it even technically feasible to register every Internet enabled device in the country? Some of these proposals sound downright impossible to implement. 


On 30 Jun 2015, at 23:55, "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Kenyans using Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet in public places will be required to register their mobile devices with the Kenya Network Information Centre (Kenic), under new rules aimed at fighting cybercrime.
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> The customers will be required to provide their telephone numbers and identity card details, which can be used to track them down should they use their gadgets to commit cybercrimes such as fraud or hacking websites.
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> Read on: http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-WiFi-Internet-Rules-Cybercrime/-/1056/2771118/-/mbci1a/-/index.html
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