[kictanet] Kenya Internet Governance Forum Online Discussion- Day 3 -

Fri Jun 24 08:14:41 EAT 2022

Good Morning Listers,

Today is our third day of our online discuss, we reflect on:

*Topic: Connecting all people and promoting cyber hygiene and emerging
issues including youth, online work, inclusion and regulation.*

On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 9:28 PM Francis Monyango via KICTANet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Dear Listers,
> This is an important issue and I would like to thank you Wanjiru  for
> leading this discussion. A research by Mozilla Fellow Odanga Madung
> revealed that there is disinformation being spread on TikTok and it
> violates the platform’s policies. This disinformation is similar in tone
> and quality to the Cambridge Analytica and Harris Media content that spread
> on Kenyan Facebook in 2017. In 2017 we did not have Tiktok but now we can
> see new platforms being used by politicians to push their agenda.
>
> https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/kenya-tiktok/
>
> The campaigns are still ongoing and the social media discourse is becoming
> more political by the day. We can only hope for sanity, maturity and
> patriotism by those online.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> On Thu, 23 Jun 2022 at 06:43, wanjiru muya via KICTANet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Good Morning Listers,
>> Interesting conversations on governing data and protecting privacy
>> yesterday. As mentioned earlier by the KIGF- MAG Chair, we continue the
>> online discussions today.
>>
>> *Today's topic*:* ICTS and the upcoming election *
>>
>> To kick off these discussions, we ask;
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    Our elections are a few weeks to come, are we confident in the
>>    preparations by IEBC and other agencies involved in electoral management?
>>    If not, how best can these agencies be supported to prepare for the
>>    election?
>>    2.
>>
>>    What role has social media played during this election?
>>
>>
>> We look forward to a vibrant discussion and once again do not forget to
>> register to participate in this year's main IGF events using this
>>  link:  https://bit.ly/39pXf9a. Our official hashtag is *#KeIGF2022*
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Goodmorning Listers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many thanks @Judy Okite <judyokite at gmail.com> for kickstarting the
>>>>>> discussion. For starters i have observed that lately the number of Socially
>>>>>> Engineered emails i am receiving is at an all time high. Spam calls also
>>>>>> seem to be on the rise. It looks like scammers have realized that the new
>>>>>> field of play is the Internet as such i am increasingly weary about
>>>>>> engaging in e-commerce transactions online especially using public networks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would be interested in knowing the current statistics in so far as
>>>>>> Internet related fraud is concerned and how many people have actually been
>>>>>> charged for perpetrating such acts. Maybe the Ke-CIRT team can assist us
>>>>>> with the statistics.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The same concern applies to the second question. Children are ever
>>>>>> ahead of adults in discovering and using tech applications and tool. The
>>>>>> Communications Authority has been running a Child Online Protection program
>>>>>> for a while and i would be keen to know the current state of play in so far
>>>>>> as data protection is concerned. @Lillian
>>>>>> <lillian at watotowatchnetwork.org> recently posted an article from
>>>>>> Human Rights Watch on misuse of data by companies targeting children, it
>>>>>> would be interesting to hear if any measures have been taken by the Office
>>>>>> of the Data Protection Commissioner to curb this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 5:08 AM Judy Okite via KICTANet <
>>>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good Morning Listers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As mentioned earlier by the KIGF- MAG Chair, we begin the online
>>>>>>> discussions today.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Topic: Governing Data and Protecting Privacy *
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Kenya Data Protection Act <https://www.odpc.go.ke/dpa-act/>was
>>>>>>> gazetted in 2019 ,
>>>>>>>  An Act of Parliament to give effect to Article 31(c) and (d) of
>>>>>>> the Constitution of Kenya , 2010 (Right to privacy);
>>>>>>> - To establish the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner;
>>>>>>> - To make provision for the regulation of the processing of personal
>>>>>>> data;
>>>>>>> - To provide for the rights of data subjects and obligations of data
>>>>>>> controllers and processors; and for connected purposes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To kick off these discussions, we ask;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1. As a lister how safe do you feel about the safety of your
>>>>>>> personal data online?What do you think could be done better to improve the
>>>>>>> protection of data online?
>>>>>>> 2. How safe are children and persons with disabilities on their
>>>>>>> data privacy?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We look forward to a vibrant discussion and once again do not forget
>>>>>>> to register to participate in this year's main IGF events using this
>>>>>>>  link:  https://bit.ly/39pXf9a .Our official hashtag is *#KeIGF2022*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 6:12 AM Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via KICTANet <
>>>>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Good morning Listers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Receive warm greetings from the Multi Advisory Group (MAG) that has
>>>>>>>> been working to prepare this year's Kenya Internet Governance Forum
>>>>>>>> (KIGF).  Ahead of the KIGF week, there shall be a series of online
>>>>>>>> discussions to set the pace for the discussions that shall be held during
>>>>>>>> the KIGF.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The online discussion will run from the 22nd to the 24th of June
>>>>>>>> and the following are the discussion topics.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Day 1. *Governing data and protecting privacy.*
>>>>>>>> Day 2. *ICT's and the upcoming elections.*
>>>>>>>> Day 3. *Connecting all people and promoting cyber hygiene and
>>>>>>>> emerging issues including youth, online work, inclusion and regulation.*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The discussion topics shall be posted by a moderator and we invite
>>>>>>>> all of you to participate. Also do remember to register for your
>>>>>>>> participation in this year's main IGF events using this link:
>>>>>>>> https://bit.ly/39pXf9a .Our official hashtag is *#KeIGF2022*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Good day!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu
>>>>>>>> KIGF 2022 MAG Chair
>>>>>>>> Advocate
>>>>>>>> Public Policy, Data Protection and Regulatory Affairs Specialist
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>
>
> --
> Francis Monyango
>
> Lawyer | ICT Policy and Legal Consultant
> www.monyango.com
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> interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. KICTANet is a
> catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology sector.
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