[kictanet] WhatsApp to Move Ahead with its Privacy Updates

Wed Feb 24 12:18:13 EAT 2021

I am not sure how they will be able to justify this move legally in Kenya
due to the DPA. They won't be able to prove that the consent from users in
Kenya was freely given. They therefore expose themselves to litigation as
well as regulatory action by the data commissioner. This will be the case
in every other country that has enacted data protection laws substantially
similar to the GDPR.

Best regards
Joe

On Wed, 24 Feb 2021, 12:00 Mwara Gichanga via kictanet, <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Wathangi I am with you on this one my biggest concern is that whatapp’s
> parent company is FB which hasn’t had the best track record when it comes
> to security assurance and privacy practices and so a lack of trust  has
> built up overtime with us as their users.
>
> So what are our options?
>
> 1. Proceed with the app and hope by some miracle our DP Act protects us in
> enforcement and implementation
> 2. Switch to other messaging apps that are not run by big tech companies
> who are under scrutiny for data collection
>
>
>
> On Wed, 24 Feb 2021 at 8:02 AM, Wathagi Ndungu via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Hi Mwara,
>>
>> 1.I believe  WhatsApp/Facebook has been pretty transparent about the Data
>> they will be collecting as seen, so what exactly are we collating?
>>
>> 2. Personally I called their bluff on the February deletion and shall
>> continue to do the same. I will not be accepting the new terms regardless
>> of my location at the time their policy comes into force.
>>
>> Warm Regards,
>>
>> Joy Wathagi Ndungu
>> LIPIT- Master's Student
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>>
>> Mwara Gichanga via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> schrieb am
>> Mi., 24. Feb. 2021, 05:40:
>>
>>> Dear listers,
>>>
>>> Thanks to those who managed to contribute to the discussions yesterday.
>>> We are still collating our questions to Facebook regarding this subject.
>>> Today let's talk about what's at stake with the new terms. To guide our
>>> discussions, let's ponder over these questions:
>>>
>>> 1. We already have applications that mine our instant generated data
>>> from our mobile phones(eg bible apps, mobile lending apps, games etc).
>>> What's different with Whatsapp getting this data?
>>>
>>> 2. Is there anyone who has accepted these terms already? What's your
>>> experience so far?
>>>
>>> Lets continue the conversation!
>>>
>>> Warmly
>>> Mwara
>>>
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