[kictanet] Data Protection and Privacy: Kenya’s communications authority to monitor private talk and texts during poll

[K Machuhi]

Putting Mbwa Kali (fierce dog) on the gate does not mean there is any dog.
But you wouldn't take the risk.

On the other hand, a careless tweet or post could light up damaging fires.
I am all for CA to put deterrence measures against incitement and fake news.

And yes, 2017 is not 2013.

Km.

On 13 Jan 2017 18:39, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> I'm curious
>
> Was this Kshs. 2 billion budgeted for? Or did the CA pull a Houdini from
> the USF fund?
>
> You know guys this is just simply ridiculous. We have swaths of Kenya that
> have zero connectivity but no..the CA would rather spend Kshs 2 billion to
> snoop on less than 20% of Kenyans on social media? Or is this equipment
> also going to snoop on our WhatsApp messages too?
>
> Yaani guys haven't read the Constitution wakaitafakari? The Chickens will
> come home to roost one day..
>
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> On 13 Jan 2017, at 5:02 PM, June Tessy via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Listers,
>
> And I quote, 'We have spent Sh1.1 billion on a spectrum monitoring system
> that will help us monitor unauthorised broadcasts coming from rural areas
> of the country," he said.
>
> "We have also spent around Sh600 million on a social media monitoring
> system and Sh400 million on  a device management system that will help us
> closely monitor mobile phones and the activities around them," said Wangusi
>
> Read more at: <https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000229727/
> communications-authority-to-monitor-private-talk-and-texts-during-poll>
> as well as <http://www.techweez.com/2017/01/13/ca-social-media-
> monitoring-election-report/>
>
> Kind Regards,
> June Tessy
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