[kictanet] Technical Considerations for Internet Service Blocking and Filtering

Thu Mar 10 11:57:22 EAT 2016

Happy Thursday!

I would like to reference to Sam Wambugu's,  Sunday 06/03/016 Sunday Nation article titled "Cloud Computing Buss Made Easy" which I'd rename " Raining in Cloud Computing". 

The writer uses what I would call human terminology or human-nature experiences in reference to tech situations such as " being asked whether data gets wet during RAINY SEASONS or may be damaged by LIGHTENING and THUNDER", "...storing ...on your phone MEMORY...", "...SITTING on your desktop...", "...you cannot tell where your photos or emails are SITTING but you access them when you log on to your email account or FACEbook...", "...a computer SITTING in California, Dublin..; you don't know - and most likely don't care..."

The same paper insinuates that the rule of the jungle doesn't apply as it quotes ICT Cabinet Secretary on the progress to the new Communications Authority (CA) Board " So long as we follow the law, we believe that we are fine, so we should have a new board in two months."

Thus what applies in Human life would expect to be seen in the Tech world including Internet space.

All this humanness in the Tech world means that the Human Way applies and not vice-versa; "It is not for TECH to create HUMANS as TECH is created by HUMANS".

Blessed day.

Regards/Wangari

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Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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On Thu, 10/3/16, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Technical Considerations for Internet Service Blocking and Filtering
 To: wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk
 Cc: "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
 Date: Thursday, 10 March, 2016, 8:56

 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
 >> Twitter: @Bomu
 >>
 >> <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu>
 >>
 >> PGP ID :
 0x33A3450F
 >>
 >>
 >>
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