[kictanet] [isoc_ke] Facebook takes on Telcos with affordable Internet in Nairobi

[Ali Hussein]

Grace

I think Zuckerberg put it well when he said (albeit almost seven years ago) that people really don't expect privacy anymore..

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jan/11/facebook-privacy

I'm afraid that bird already flew the coop long time ago...

The million dollar question now is how do we take our privacy back..wittingly in unwittingly we gave it away long time ago..

Ali Hussein
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> On 7 Mar 2017, at 1:40 PM, Grace B via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> Is no one worried about one company being too present in many aspects of our Internet experience? If Facebook wifi becomes a big success, shall we be in the same dominance debates we are in at the moment?
> 
> 
>> On 7 Mar 2017 12:59 a.m., "Ali Hussein via isoc" <isoc at lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
>> Alex
>> 
>> No, that's Free Basics. Which is a different product.
>> 
>> https://info.internet.org/en/story/free-basics-from-internet-org/
>> 
>> Ali Hussein
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>> Hussein & Associates
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>> 
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
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>> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."  ~ Aristotle
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>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On 7 Mar 2017, at 7:54 AM, alex watila via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>> 
>>> my understanding was that the connectivity provided is only to access Facebook
>>> 
>>> On 7 Mar 2017 07:29, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>> Listers
>>> 
>>> The other day someone posted this story on the list. Here's more details on this:-
>>> 
>>> Surf Internet partners with Facebook to offer affordable Internet
>>> 
>>> Here's an interesting way for Facebook to spread the love..
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
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