[kictanet] Cambridge Analytica

Ebele Okobi ebeleokobi at fb.com
Tue Mar 27 19:21:21 EAT 2018 

What a lovely compliment-thank you, Ali. And I means so much coming from such a thorough (yet constructive!) critic.

I hope this group continues to give us frank and direct input about the impact of our products and decisions. Feedback is a gift, and engaging with this group can only help us make better decisions.



On Mar 27, 2018, at 2:39 PM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali at hussein.me.ke>> wrote:

Ebele

This list continues to be an equal opportunity offender. :-) We say it as it, sometimes at the expense of not being politically correct and at the risk of offending some very powerful people. We do it however (at least most of us) with the best interest of this country at heart.

On this note I really would like to single you out as a person who is forthright and usually very accessible to answer our concerns and queries. I personally want to thank you for this. For this is the only way to build a better community, country and continent.

Well done Ebele! A bouquet of flowers to you and your team!

Regards


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On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 8:58 AM, Ebele Okobi via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Dear All-

Profound apologies for the delay; it’s been a bit hectic.

I do think that Mark’s post, which Ali posted a bit back, is the most comprehensive statement from Facebook thus far, and I urge you to read it.
https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10104712037900071

As you know, I and my colleagues worked with multiple stakeholders in Kenya on issues like hate speech, false news and using Facebook to amplify policy positions during the election. Regarding Cambridge Analytica, however, we categorically deny any allegations of political co-operation with one party over another during Kenya’s presidential elections, or support for any Facebook campaigns run by Cambridge Analytica.

I would be happy to answer any specific questions, with the caveat that this continues to evolve, and I will privilege accuracy over speed, given my interest in ensuring I get the most useful information to this group. As you may remember, I am also hiring an East Africa head of public policy, who will be based in region and even more accessible to you. I hope to do this in the next month or so! If an in-person ask me anything would be useful-do let me know and we’ll arrange a conversation, with hope in the next few weeks.

Best,
Ebele



From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ebeleokobi=fb.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:fb.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> on behalf of Victor Kapiyo via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
Reply-To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 6:37 PM
To: Ebele Okobi <ebeleokobi at fb.com<mailto:ebeleokobi at fb.com>>
Cc: Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo at gmail.com<mailto:vkapiyo at gmail.com>>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Cambridge Analytica

It would be great to get a statement from Facebook regarding the activities of Cambridge Analytica in Kenya during the 2013 and 2017 elections.

Ebele, anything you want to tell us about this?

https://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Cambridge-Analytica-and-Kenya-elections/1950946-4349392-qriouf/index.html<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mobile.nation.co.ke_news_Cambridge-2DAnalytica-2Dand-2DKenya-2Delections_1950946-2D4349392-2Dqriouf_index.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=XBOxnGV6TW2UTG7EbwBpA4XjKb9n8XupIDluSV5QsWo&s=1eAsfJ5yas1Mmm08jDwttHibgG0jFMok-u0SZph52Sw&e=>



On 19 Mar 2018 04:08, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
You raise critical issues Emmanuel and Coach.

It seems Facebook is starting to take critical action.

Christopher Wylie (@chrisinsilico) tweeted at 2:37 pm on Sun, Mar 18, 2018:
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2018, 1:47 am Emmanuel Chebukati via kictanet, <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
The cock has indeed come home to roost.

For me, it is time social media giants stopped telling us what data is being requested by an app (i.e. friends, statuses, etc) and started telling us what the app wants to do with the data (targeted advertising, political persuasion, etc). This is because users are not aware of the possibilities when they voluntarily give out their data.

See this form when applying for a Twitter Dev account clearly requesting use-cases for data to be collected:
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Since they have the use-case information, why not leave it to the user to decide which use cases they’re comfortable with and opt out of those they’re not? Then find a way way to manage use-case changes and inform the users thereto.

I, for instance, may be comfortable with my data being used for targeted advertising of a local coffee shop but not for academic research.

As for Cambridge Analytica, without condoning their behavior - especially lying about the use-cases of the data -, I pose the question: Where do we draw the line between political persuasion and manipulation of voters? Politicians are allowed to persuade voters to their side but when does it become wrong - especially on digital platforms?


Regards,

EC

On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 10:01 PM, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
The cock has finally come home to roost?

As Data Scientists, we have for long pointed out Cambridge Analyticas dirty hands in mining data below is a statement from facebook newroom today detailing the extent of their aberration that's led to their subsequent suspension.  Problem is there are a myriad of other apps out there still mining information from our phones and modelling nuanced  targeted advertising that influences our decisions subliminally.


https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/03/suspending-cambridge-analytica/

My previous articles that mentioned their work....

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