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

[Baiju Shah]

Dear All,

This is great, they have monitoring system....

Best Regards,
Baiju

> On 13 Jan 2017, at 21:55, K Machuhi via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> 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/> 
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