<p dir="ltr">Does anyone else on the list use the app "truecaller" this is a global app and links caller names with their phone numbers from social networks and other online sources.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.truecaller.com">www.truecaller.com</a>:</p>
<p dir="ltr">Search and find people all over the world with number lookup and get info from Truecaller, Facebook And LinkedIn</p>
<p dir="ltr">Joe Mucheru</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 12, 2013 4:57 PM, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <<a href="mailto:nmutungu@gmail.com">nmutungu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
when the voter register was open for inspection, �anyone with your ID<br>
Number could have accessed your voter information.....<br>
but again, �i am advised that voter information is not private....so<br>
if thats the case, then to what extent do data protection laws apply<br>
to the voters register? �and is it unauthorized access if i check<br>
others registration details?<br>
<br>
2013/2/12, Harry Karanja <<a href="mailto:kkairo@gmail.com">kkairo@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<div class="elided-text">> On interrogation of legislation I've actually found that the Kenya<br>
> Communication (Amendment) Act imposed stiff penalties for unauthorized<br>
> access of data. So whether it came from retail agents or telcos (which is<br>
> highly improbable) this MP is not supposed to have my data. I'd also<br>
> discount the idea of cell broadcasting - which to the best of my knowledge<br>
> had not been activated in Kenya for commercial use. The SMS originated from<br>
> a UK number.<br>
><br>
> What is indisputable is that the aspiring MP accessed my personal data<br>
> without authorization. The next challenge is who should be held accountable<br>
> and how do I do this? �As mentioned earlier, targeted campaigning or<br>
> marketing is only one use of this data - but what if someone based on my<br>
> surname surmises that I do not fit into the electoral map, will there be<br>
> another form of targeting to evict me from that constituency? (Here lies the<br>
> futility of SIM registration as these SMS can easily be sent from UK or<br>
> India)<br>
><br>
> The fears I have are real, for its happened before, and as most on this list<br>
> can attest, technology has the power to make this process more efficient.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
> Harry Karanja<br>
><br>
> Sent from my iPad<br>
><br>
> On Feb 11, 2013, at 10:40 AM, Edith Adera <<a href="mailto:eadera@idrc.ca">eadera@idrc.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Harry,<br>
>><br>
>> Indeed the sources are many as others have said. Do we have a data<br>
>> protection law (and FOI law) in place? Or the 10th parliament left<br>
>> �hurriedly� without enacting it?<br>
>><br>
>> The scenarios of how an individual voter can be targeted are many and<br>
>> scary, to say the least.<br>
>><br>
>> Edith<br>
>><br>
>> From: kictanet<br>
>> [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Beadera">kictanet-bounces+eadera</a>=<a href="mailto:idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke">idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] On Behalf Of<br>
>> Harry Karanja<br>
>> Sent: February 10, 2013 10:44 PM<br>
>> To: Edith Adera<br>
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
>> Subject: [kictanet] Has IEBC Voter Register Been Compromised<br>
>><br>
>> Listers,<br>
>><br>
>> This morning I received the oddest message. Through a bulk sms provider,<br>
>> one of the aspirants for MP in my constituency sent me an SMS appealing me<br>
>> to vote for him in the upcoming elections? Now I say odd because to the<br>
>> best of my knowledge I have never communicated to this politician my<br>
>> number and my constituency. In fact the only person I have ever given this<br>
>> dual information is the IEBC during voter registration.<br>
>><br>
>> Which begs the question, could IEBC or its registration clerks be making<br>
>> voter registers available to politicians for consideration or otherwise?<br>
>> I'm also curious if this is an isolated event or its happening elsewhere?<br>
>><br>
>> Now I don't need to emphasize on the very serious implications if<br>
>> politicians are in possession of such specific data on the electorate. I<br>
>> previously blogged<br>
>> (<a href="http://www.startupkenya.info/2010/08/chopping-up-big-green-giant-safaricom.html" target="_blank">http://www.startupkenya.info/2010/08/chopping-up-big-green-giant-safaricom.html</a>)<br>
>> on the dangers of telcos in possession of too much personal data, but it<br>
>> is nothing compared to politicians with this data especially in a country<br>
>> that has experienced deadly post election violence.<br>
>><br>
>> I'm curious what measures IEBC has in place for the protection of our<br>
>> personal information and if my experience this morning portends the<br>
>> compromise of all future governmently held e-data?<br>
>><br>
>> Regards,<br>
>> Harry Karanja<br>
>><br>
>> Sent from my iPad<br>
><br>
<br>
<br>
</div><font color="#888888">--<br>
Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)<br>
Kenya<br>
Skype: gracebomu<br>
Twitter: @Bomu<br>
Website: <a href="http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu" target="_blank">http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu</a><br>
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