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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Interesting Ali. And like you, I do hope that the DG was misquoted. Is CCK website hosted locally? <br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: ali@hussein.me.ke<br>Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 06:35:58 +0300<br>Subject: [kictanet] CCK PUSHES LOCAL FIRMS TO HOST WEBSITES LOCALLY<br>CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<br><br><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Listers</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Communications Commission of Kenya has proposed a licensing condition that may compel Internet service providers (ISPs) to bring websites hosted offshore back to the country in the fight against cyber crime...</span></div><div><span style=""><br></span></div><div><span style=""><a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CCK-pushes-firms-to-host-websites-locally-in-new-rules/-/539550/2089412/-/15ly5o1z/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CCK-pushes-firms-to-host-websites-locally-in-new-rules/-/539550/2089412/-/15ly5o1z/-/index.html</a></span></div><div><span style=""><br></span></div><div><span style="">I sincerely hope that the DG was somehow misquoted on this story. Whilst its a good idea to host sites locally this in no way stops cybercrime or mitigates it. Infact with the rudimentary security infrastructure most providers have I will be loath to host any site locally leave alone an Ecommerce one locally.</span></div><div><span style=""><br></span></div><div><span style="">Can government please focus on legislation and regulation instead of butting into my business and telling me where I should host my website?? <br></span><br><div style=""><span style="">Ali Hussein</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div style=""><span style=""><br></span></div><div style="">"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein</div><div style=""><span style=""><br></span></div><span style="">Sent from my iPad</span></div><br>_______________________________________________
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