[kictanet] WhatsApp to Move Ahead with its Privacy Updates

Tue Feb 23 08:56:21 EAT 2021

@Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> kabisa kaka.

So here's the thing. Wacha nifungue roho as GG keeps on saying.

I have been warning people for years that there's nothing for free.
Facebook is a marketplace. And if you are not selling or buying you are the
product. Plain and simple. Kwani hio platform ilijengwe na nini (how do you
think the platform was built?) We have a saying in Kiswahili -

Ukiona vyaelea jua vimeundwa.

The choice is simple. Put up or ship out. If the Australian government has
buckled to the muscle of Facebook who are we?

:-)

*Ali Hussein*

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On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 8:51 AM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Morning Listers,
>
> Looks like the train already left the station. I have noticed lately that
> when i discuss a product on Whatsapp, i see it on my Facebook timeline. On
> the flip side i don't mind the new development since it makes my decision
> making easier. Siri haiwekwi kwa simu ama namna gani @Ali Hussein
> <ali at hussein.me.ke>
>
> Regards
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 8:22 AM Ali Hussein via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> This is an interesting development. I can't understand what's going on in
>> Menlo Park, California. On the face of it seems like its Facebook vs the
>> World.
>>
>> What gives? What are the algorithms and data telling them?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>>
>> Digital Transformation
>>
>>
>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>
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>>
>>
>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
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>> organizations that I work with.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 10:34 PM Liz Orembo via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings listers,
>>>
>>> It looks like WhatsApp privacy updates are still with us, just postponed
>>> till 15th May. Check these links out:
>>>
>>>    -  WhatsApp to switch off messages for all who reject new terms :
>>>    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56154543
>>>    - WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash:
>>>    //www.reuters.com/article/facebook-whatsapp-privacy-idUSKBN2AJ0BC
>>>    <https://www.reuters.com/article/facebook-whatsapp-privacy-idUSKBN2AJ0BC>
>>>
>>> KICTANet in partnership with FB will hold a webinar *Tuesday on March
>>> 2nd, from 11am to 12.30* noon. The FB team will respond to questions
>>> that were raised earlier on  this list, and new ones that may arise as a
>>> result of these new updates.
>>>
>>> We therefore invite you to ask your questions here starting tomorrow
>>> Tuesday February 23, 2020 to Thursday February 25, 2020. The questions will
>>> be curated and the FB team will respond to them during the webinar on
>>> Tuesday.
>>>
>>> Here are a few questions to guide our discussions:
>>>
>>>    1. 1. What trends are these updates going to set?
>>>    2. These updates only apply in Europe because of the GDPR, yet our
>>>    own data protection Act mirrors these regulations. What can we make of this?
>>>    3. What are the implications of the privacy updates on harvesting the
>>>    data and metadata for advertisement?
>>>
>>> The floor is open!
>>> --
>>>
>>> Best regards.
>>> Liz.
>>>
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