[kictanet] Privacy and Email Providers

Tue Nov 14 13:59:49 EAT 2017

As a matter of fact, a vendor put a $1000 reward in an End User Licence
Agreement that was claimed 5 months later back in 2005.

https://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2012/06/12/it-pays-to-read-license-agreements-7-years-later/

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> 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,
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> Nairobi, Kenya.
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> 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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