[kictanet] Day 2 Talk2Facebook ~ Data Protection

Grace Githaiga ggithaiga at kictanet.or.ke
Tue Sep 22 17:25:05 EAT 2020


Thank you Karis for the great moderation. For those who may not know, Karis
was in the first cohort of our Kenya School of Internet Governance (KeSIG).
Great job!

Listers, the webinar will take place on *September 30 from 15.30 to 17.00
pm.  *Details will be shared in due course.

Rgds
Grace

On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 1:14 PM Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Hi Mercy,
> Thank you for acknowledging the collaboration between FB and KICTAnet on
> this, indeed we look forward to the
> webinar to hear from you, your team and the participants.
>
> It is our hope that as many listers as possible will participate in the
> webinar and that those who will not have the chance
> to attend will benefit from your written response to the raised questions
> & suggestions.
>
> I'm eagerly awaiting the webinar on 30th Sept. Thank you!
>
> Warm regards,
> Tr. Karis
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 11:44 AM Mercy Ndegwa <shikondegwa at fb.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Kelvin
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, we shall certainly respond to the questions raised on the various
>> topics. We are taking note of them all and will work closely with the
>> KICTANET team to ensure that they are all addressed during the upcoming
>> webinar on 30th September.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you to all that have taken the time to flag questions or seek
>> clarification on the suggested topics or any others relating to your
>> experiences with our platforms. We hope you shall join us for the webinar.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> Mercy Ndegwa
>>
>> Head of Public Policy, East & Horn of Africa
>>
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>> *From: *kictanet <kictanet-bounces+shikondegwa=
>> fb.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke> on behalf of Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> *Reply-To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> *Date: *Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 8:59 PM
>> *To: *Mercy Ndegwa <shikondegwa at fb.com>
>> *Cc: *Kelvin Kariuki <kelvinkariuki89 at gmail.com>, Kelvin Kariuki via
>> kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Day 2 Talk2Facebook ~ Data Protection
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you Twahir, Mutemi & Walu for your input. We hope the FB Personnel
>> on the list will respond to
>>
>> some of the issues you have raised.
>>
>>
>>
>> Indeed we thought this particular topic on Data Protection will elicit
>> more responses than we've got,
>>
>> the floor is still open and you don't necessarily need to respond to the
>> set questions, you can raise any
>>
>> other issue around Data Protection of Facebook.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tomorrow we talk about "Human Rights & Transparency". Thank you all!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 4:07 PM Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> @Tr Karis,
>>
>>
>>
>> With Kenya enacting its Data Protection Act late last year, I would have
>> thot the Data Protection theme would have elicited more responses....but
>> perhaps that is precisely why we need the conversation to raise awareness...
>>
>>
>>
>> Nway, my experience is that FB has come a long way to be compliant with
>> Data Protection matters - particularly following the EU GDPR enactment in
>> 2018...their Privacy <https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation> page
>> says more.
>>
>>
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>> [image: Image removed by sender.]
>> Data Policy
>>
>>  There seems to be still some problems however, and recently Irish Data
>> Protection Commissioner ruled
>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wsj.com_articles_ireland-2Dto-2Dorder-2Dfacebook-2Dto-2Dstop-2Dsending-2Duser-2Ddata-2Dto-2Du-2Ds-2D11599671980-3Fst-3Dgpoha5h5u6vnl35-26reflink-3Darticle-5Femail-5Fshare&d=DwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=4jc2RtxQueb5oR1v9Wv1j7DBnwd38crpFAVcpsYYjfo&m=afuhbrVP9ePjVOLvd-5n9mbCZX9ESg7cHhfQe7ka41M&s=sB4PxdgdJ9iQWj9Gl5HD3iw3O6BFEktQnjgzvasnsf8&e=>
>> that EU Citizen would no longer be send to US servers...since the US Gov
>> can have access to it.
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>> WSJ News Exclusive | Ireland to Order F...
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>> I just need to understand the role and extend of government surveillance
>> on FB user data and how transparent FB is abou this.
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>> walu.
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>> On Thursday, September 17, 2020, 06:01:36 AM GMT+3, Kelvin Kariuki via
>> kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Lister!
>>
>> Trusting you are well, a great appreciation to all who shared their views
>> on Day 1! We are on Day 2 of  “Talk2Facebook”, today we focus on Data
>> Protection Issues.
>>
>> Kenya enacted its Data Protection & Privacy Act in 2019 where the rights
>> of individuals (data subjects) have been enhanced. Share your comments,
>> experiences, and challenges with regard to Facebook Services along the
>> following themes:
>>
>> a) Have you managed to exercise your right to access and port (move) all
>> your data that you ever posted on FB?
>>
>> b) Have you managed to exercise your right to be forgotten, where you
>> demand FB deletes all the digital footprint they have about?
>>
>> c) Have you managed to exercise your right to modify or restrict the
>> consent you previously granted to FB?
>>
>>
>>
>> You can still comment on yesterday’s topic under that thread. Otherwise,
>> we hope to hear all your concerns around Data Protection today on this
>> thread so tomorrow we discuss “Human Rights & Transparency” matters.
>>
>>
>>
>> Wonderful Thursday!
>>
>>
>>
>> Rest of the Program:
>>
>> Day 3: Human Rights & Transparency
>>
>> Day 4: Connectivity & Wrap Up
>>
>>
>>
>> Warm Regards,
>>
>> Tr. Karis
>>
>> Walu
>>
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>
> Kelvin Kariuki
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