[kictanet] Technical Considerations for Internet Service Blocking and Filtering

Mon Mar 14 19:35:20 EAT 2016

Harry,
I thought we would see "moderated balance" for a while longer but it seems
that even what are considered human rights states are increasingly
expanding their jurisdiction. Of course with good reason, such as security
and prevention of terrorism, among others.
It can only get more interesting.
Tarehe 10 Mac 2016 12:01, "WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> aliandika:

> 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
>
> ---
> 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
>  >>
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