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<div>Hey All,<br>recall this my statement during the IG discussions and I quote:<br><br>>>the data on mobile registration is definately at the telcos...and in the absence of <span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279263442_0">Data Protection Act</span>
which would define how that data is to be used, secured and accessed we
are indeed at the mercy of the Telcos. Put more vividly, here is what
I could (maliciously) do with data at the telcos(or even in government)
in the absence of legal protection.</div>
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<div>1. I could sell the data to foreign marketing companys (some
marketing companies are willing to pay 1Ksh per record and if you have
18million records you can see the tempting mathematics)</div> >>>cut<br><br>So my friends in the absence of a Data Protection Act, the data you submit to the telcos is at their disposal and will be managed as per their own internal data-protection rules. If you dont like the effects of their internal rules, the only recourse you have is to throw away your sim-card...going to the competitor wont help because the same legal framework (or lack of it) applies...<br><br>walu.<br>nb: @lordmwesh pre-paid customers have NO contract with the telcos - so there are indeed no "fine print" available to apply ;-)<br><br>--- On <b>Thu, 7/15/10, lordmwesh <i><lordmwesh@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: lordmwesh <lordmwesh@gmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Privacy vs National Interest<br>To: jwalu@yahoo.com<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 10:54 PM<br><br><div class="plainMail">I am on the green network but my referendum choice is Melon,<br>nevertheless I have not received the promotion.<br><br>Is it possible Edith you subscribed to some sort of service?<br><br>MJ should clarify if sending promotional material from third parties<br>is part of the terms of service "fineprint" that users of the service<br>are bound by<br><br>On 7/15/10, Michael Joseph <<a ymailto="mailto:MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke">MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br>> I am not sure the numbers were leaked, I think it's a paid for promotion. I<br>> am out of the country at the moment but will find out<br>><br>> Kind Regards<br>><br>> Michael<br>><br>> Sent from my iPad<br>><br>> On 15 Jul 2010, at 19:27, "Edith Adera" <<a ymailto="mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke"
href="/mc/compose?to=eadera@idrc.or.ke">eadera@idrc.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>> Today I received a promotional sms from the "YES" campaign. Can Safaricom<br>>> explain how our phone numbers were leaked?<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> Edith<br>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> kictanet mailing list<br>>> <a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>>> <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>>><br>>> This message was sent to: <a ymailto="mailto:mjoseph@safaricom.co.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=mjoseph@safaricom.co.ke">mjoseph@safaricom.co.ke</a><br>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at<br>>> <a
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