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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Joe – yes, ‘truecaller’ works. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Last week I met an old friend in town and when I gave her my phone number, she dialed it to confirm and my full name appeared on her phone! That was real ‘weird’…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Esther </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emuchiri=andestbites.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joseph Mucheru<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 12, 2013 9:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> emuchiri@andestbites.com<br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Has IEBC Voter Register Been Compromised<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.truecaller.com">www.truecaller.com</a>:<o:p></o:p></p><p>Search and find people all over the world with number lookup and get info from Truecaller, Facebook And LinkedIn<o:p></o:p></p><p>Joe Mucheru<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Feb 12, 2013 4:57 PM, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <<a href="mailto:nmutungu@gmail.com">nmutungu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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>>:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>> 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><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mucheru%40google.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mucheru%40google.com</a><br><br>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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