[kictanet] Privacy and Email Providers

[Ali Hussein]

If you did two things will happen:-

1. You will stop using all the 'free' applications.

2. You will uninstall all the Apps on your 'Smart' Phone.

Regards

*Ali Hussein*

*Principal*

*Hussein & Associates*



Tel: +254 713 601113

Twitter: @AliHKassim

Skype: abu-jomo

LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>


13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,

Chiromo Road, Westlands,

Nairobi, Kenya.

Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
organizations that I work with.

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 11:52 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Ali,
>
> You can bet your life and you'll not lose it!
>
> For instance, I have never read any of those online T&Cs ever. There's a
> lady called Mary Jo Foley who reads all the words. I only have to read what
> she says, then decide whether to click Yes or forget about the online
> service.
>
> On 14 November 2017 at 11:24, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>
>> Wash
>>
>> I'm willing to bet my one year salary :-) That less than 1% of people who
>> click on 'Agree' regarding T&Cs don't read them.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>>
>> *Principal*
>>
>> *Hussein & Associates*
>>
>>
>>
>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>
>>
>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,
>>
>> Chiromo Road, Westlands,
>>
>> Nairobi, Kenya.
>>
>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
>> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
>> organizations that I work with.
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Did you really "agree" to the terms? I think we need to define "agree".
>>> You cannot "agree" with something that you've not understood. So when you
>>> clicked "Yes" on the T&Cs, you actually gave a blanket consent to
>>> everything, including those that you don't agree with :-)
>>>
>>> From where I sit, the only privacy I think people remain with is that of
>>> their passwords - so far. Everything after you've authenticated is not
>>> private.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
>>> Nairobi,KE
>>> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
>>> "Oh, the cruft."
>>>
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>>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
> "Oh, the cruft."
>
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