[kictanet] Privacy and Email Providers

Mon Nov 13 08:04:56 EAT 2017

Listers

The privacy discussion is becoming a central component of how we engage
with brands. #BigTech doesn't believe in privacy. Period. Deal with it.
Consumers (You and I) need to be circumspect on how we use 'free services'.
There simply is no free lunch. Or dinner. Or breakfast. Someone needs to
pay for it.

IN 2010 the Facebook founder famously said that Privacy is no longer a
social nom.

https://www.wired.com/2010/04/report-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-doesnt-believe-in-privacy/

Regards

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On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 8:02 AM, K Machuhi via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> In general, 'privacy' is becoming a nostalgic English word in
> dictionaries....like fax or callbox.
>
>  If you use internet or a smart phone at all, there are at least 5 guys
> who can know everything about you that you consider 'private'. Including
> where you are now, who is nearest, your consanguinity, other
> relationships.... and even more spooky....where you plan to be and do this
> weekend.
>
> Search for 'google pizza' for introduction into the future on a light note.
>
> K.M
>
> On 11 Nov 2017 00:30, "James Wanjau via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> It's textual analysis, what most search engines already have that we see
>> as search suggestions.
>>
>> And MS Outlook does the same, it's hardly a privacy issue.
>>
>>
>> 
>> And as for email providers, last I heard, using Google's public services-
>> Gmail, Plus, Drive, Search, Maps, YouTube, Play- means that data you input
>> is theirs too. I could be wrong though.
>>
>> On 10 November 2017 at 23:03, Francis Gesora via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Don't know if this makes sense, but if you try sending an email on
>>> gmail, with the word "attached" in your email body, gmail will always hold
>>> on sending and propose that you consider whether you want to attach a file.
>>> This seems a bit unsettling, does this mean email providers actually peruse
>>> the content of the emails prior / during sending?
>>>
>>> I know we agree to terms, but doesn't it go against privacy policies?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Francis Gesora.
>>>
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>> Thanks and Regards,
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> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>
> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,
> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do
> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
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