[kictanet] The Politics of Data Privacy and Elections in KE

[Ephraim Percy Kenyanito]

This is really worrying especially when citizens have no knowledge of how
their data was obtained and how it is used/ stored and how long it is
retained.

We really need the Data Protection law ASAP.


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On 5 February 2017 at 12:36, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Not rocket science here ....Election API( provided by IEBC) + Registrar of
> persons data( by Govt) capable of that ID data registry generation ...... a
> 3rd element of matching ID #s to Cellphone #s is possibly due data breach
> from a Telco data responsible for the phone #s ( most likely 3rd party
> Telco partners)
> Big Data analysis can only responsible for metadata that can be inferred
> from social media and there is no mention of that....
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> However its encouraging to learn that now data is is being used to drive
> intelligent targeting of potentials voters...only if the data Privacy
> protocol is observed and also in observance of our constitutional right of
> choice....
>
> Blessed Sunday all.
>
> Regards
>
> Tim
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> Timothy Oriedo
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> On 4 Feb 2017 7:06 pm, "Mose Karanja via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> A pattern is very evident since late last year on database breaches for
>> political ends.
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>> "It appears that all ID numbers from perceived Jubilee strongholds have
>> been run through the IEBC voters register to find out their registration
>> status. The chiefs have been issued with sheets of papers containing mobile
>> numbers of all residents within their locations and sub locations who are
>> not registered.
>> …
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>> “We got this data from the registrar of persons and the brief to the
>> chiefs was to ascertain whether these people are registered. I don’t see
>> anything wrong with that. We are not coercing anybody to register,” Sosio
>> said. He added: “I don’t know whether the same is taking place in other
>> counties but as you know, homes are run differently and this is how we have
>> chosen to do it in Nyeri.”
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>> Read more:
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>> https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/article/2001228175/re
>> vealed-inside-jubilee-s-vote-machine-to-beat-raila-odinga
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>> Moses Karanja
>> www.moseskaranja.com/blog
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