[kictanet] law to start listing of Kenyans? DNA

Wed Jan 23 11:28:49 EAT 2019

Listers,

Would this be a similar system like the India's Aadhaar which is said to be
the world's largest biometric ID system? If so what lessons and drawbacks
could be learned?

Many issues would need to be addressed as a foundamental step, such include
privacy, ethics, security of the said system, complementarity with the
existing official databases e.t.c

Regards
GR

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> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:58:59 -0600
> From: Warigia Bowman <warigia at gmail.com>
> To: gertrude matata <gertrudematata at yahoo.com>,  KICTAnet ICT Policy
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> This is disturbing. I am quite sure that the US government does not have
> the right to take DNA samples from citizens.
>
> Biometric data is not the same as DNA, rather it may include fingerprints
> and eyescans. This is a move towards a surveillance state.
>
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 6:24 AM gertrude matata via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> > Dear Listers,
> > The amendment to the Act seems to have ignored Article 31(c) of the
> > Constitution. This being a constitutional issue, there is probably a need
> > to subject it to constitutional interpretation on;
> >   what was the intention of the article in providing that such
> information
> > should not be unnecessarily required or revealed;
> >  Whether such details being availed to persons registry clerks is
> > defeating that intent;
> >   and whether the  circumstances demand the "unnecessarily" revealed bar
> > to be lifted.
> >        It is worthy to ponder the situation in terms of whether giving
> > such information might not create inborn terror,
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> > On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 2:14:05 PM GMT+3, Karanja Marigu via
> > kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> > This is a classical move that also was taken by USA after 911. What do we
> > expect next? Marshal law??
> >
> > Terrorism is not a justification to take away our privacy rights and
> > collect data. What they will do with all that data, only God knows.
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> > Best Regards,
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> > On Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 09:10, Magdalene Kariuki via kictanet <
> > kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> > Dear fellow listers,
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> > Happy New Year (albeit late).
> >
> > Thank you Grace for sharing this information.
> >
> > Just a few concerns about privacy of persons and the protection and use
> of
> > information.
> >
> > While I appreciate and understand the need for Government to address
> > issues relating to threats to security (assuming that this is where the
> > need for such kind of information stems from), what kind of guarantees
> are
> > there that ensure this information is not traded? What kind of data
> > protection mechanisms are in place?
> > or have these concerns already been raised and addressed in the new
> > legislation?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Magdalene
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 12:16 PM Grace Bomu via kictanet <
> > kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> > Full story here
> >
> https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/Uhuru-backs-law-change/3946234-4943254-s1fi2b/index.html
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> > Il giorno lun 21 gen 2019 alle ore 14:51 Grace Bomu <nmutungu at gmail.com>
> > ha scritto:
> >
> > Listers,
> >
> > The government is now free to collect data on Kenyans? DNA and physical
> > location of their homes including satellite details during registration
> of
> > persons.
> >
> > This follows President Uhuru Kenyatta?s approval of amendments to the
> > Registration of Persons Act that has included the two to the list of
> > requirements needed at the national people?s registry.
> >
> > Adults applying for documents such as IDs will be required to provide
> > additional information about their location, including land reference
> > number, plot number or house number.
> >
> > The ministry is also seeking to introduce Global Positioning System (GPS)
> > coordinates in the registration of persons, enabling the tracking of
> their
> > location via satellite.
> >
> >
> > More here
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