[kictanet] Safaricom to hide identity of Lipa na M-Pesa users

[SAMUEL O.]

very good for privacy

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 10:14 AM Kathy Mwai via KICTANet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> That's great development towards data privacy - can it take effect already!
>
> On Mon, 26 Jul 2021 at 07:05, Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Safaricom  will introduce a feature blocking customer contact details
>> when making payments through Lipa na M-Pesa to curb personal information
>> being traded to advertisers or fraudsters.
>>
>> The telco will only display the first and last few digits of a phone
>> number, blocking the middle and effectively hiding the contact of the
>> customer.
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/safaricom-hide-identity-of-lipa-na-m-pesa-users-3486200
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