[kictanet] Technical Considerations for Internet Service Blocking and Filtering

[Barrack Otieno]

Well captured Harry,

It is a tough call when faced with situations where acts of terrorism
in which the same technology is a key facilitator are rampant. We are
faced with a tougher situation in our part of the world where
Citizen's with limited opportunities in advancing their education are
bombarded with too much information (grape vine,politics) which they
cannot synthesize properly resulting in polarization as a result of
deeply divided opinions. This results in scenario's where they are
risks unto themselves (thinking like Kaparo ;-)). That is why
Universal Access is still key in this part of the world since it will
create an empowered Citizen, Access to Education, Access to the
Internet, Access to Telecommunication, access to ICT's name it.

My 2 cents

On 3/10/16, Harry Delano via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Grace,
>
> Quite a salient subject indeed, that the ietf makes an attempt to
> shed/spotlight perspective on..
>
> Drawing from experience, I suppose the foremost key objectives for blocking
> and filtering would broadly fall under jurisdictional oversight & control
> and informational security policing. For this very reason, the subject will
> at best, forever remain contentious and controversial, depending on whose
> perspective you seek on the matter. In other words, for a very long time to
> come, it'll almost be impossible to achieve a universal, unanimous
> consensus on a firewall that serves "everyone' "anywhere" in this
> globalized networked digital village that cuts across diverse geopolitical,
> religious,cultural,governance and even family or personal jurisdictions.
>
> One would delve on and on in finer detail on the subject - and the scope is
> hugely wide, just as the ietf has disclaimed. However, my best take-away
> from such a rich discourse is, "Moderated Balance". Ideally, the basic
> minimum threshold  should be; how to strive to achieve the most appropriate
> concurrence where jurisdictional policing(which is necessary), either at
> country/government level, corporate, or even at home - assuming you set up
> a family firewall meets/embraces the inherent guaranteed/enshrined
> universal freedoms of access to information..
>
> But again, who should police/enforce the attainment of this moderation and
> balance on jurisdictional authorities..? Using which methodologies..? Who
> knows..
>
> As ietf aptly puts it in their preamble ....  *"Whether particular forms of
> filtering are lawful in particular jurisdictions raises complicate legal
> questions that are outside the scope of this document. For similar reasons,
> questions about the ethics of particular forms of filtering are also out of
> scope"*
>
> Plenty of regards,
> Harry
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>> A very informative RFC especially in our context. It addresses use of
>> various technologies for blocking and filtering communications over the
>> Internet. Among other things considered are user consent when employing
>> blocking/filtering, who sets blocking policy? who enforces blocking
>> policy?
>> Some purposes of blocking, efficacy of the methods as well as
>> consequences.
>> Some takeaways are that we are going to see more blocking/filtering but
>> it
>> would help if there was more transparency. ​And as regards content
>> blocking, a collaborative approach is required. ​
>>
>> "where filtering is occurring to address content that is generally agreed
>> to be inappropriate or illegal, strong cooperation among service
>> providers
>> and governments may provide additional means to identify both the victims
>> and the perpetrators through non-filtering mechanisms, such as
>> partnerships
>> with the finance industry to identify and limit illegal transactions."
>>
>> https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7754
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --
>> Grace L.N. Mutung'u
>> Nairobi Kenya
>> Skype: gracebomu
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