<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000066">@Mwendwa - I like to see it more as a relationship between the individual and the state. Privacy to citizens, transparency from governments. Some governments hide under the sovereignty/westerners debate to close reasonable debate on these issues. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000066"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000066">The power relations between cross border data transfers is real and requires our attention but I think companies should be seen for what they do and not from where they are from. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000066"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000066">Blanket condemnation of Silicon Valley is missing the point here. Local companies here in Kenya might actually be the biggest threats to your freedom than a far off multibillion dollar co. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 December 2015 at 16:39, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send kictanet mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Re: Brazilians Locked out of WhatsApp (Barrack Otieno)<br>
2. Re: Brazilians Locked out of WhatsApp (Mwendwa Kivuva)<br>
<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>><br>To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>Cc: Ebele Okobi <<a href="mailto:ebeleokobi@fb.com">ebeleokobi@fb.com</a>>, ISOC Kenya Chapter <<a href="mailto:isoc@lists.my.co.ke">isoc@lists.my.co.ke</a>><br>Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:02:24 +0300<br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Brazilians Locked out of WhatsApp<br><p>Great discussion,</p>
<p>Would be interesting to get the Communications Authority position on the same in light of recent statements issued by CBK on bit coins :-)</p>
<p>Regards</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 17, 2015 3:04 PM, "Ebele Okobi via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Of course-got it!</div>
<div>I was focusing on the privacy issue, not the operator revenue issue. I do think it's interesting to think of the fact that operators themselves were disrupters. . .<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Uber disrupted the taxi ecosystem so immensely that some taxi unions started attacks on Uber the company and Uber the product arguing they are taxed and licensed yet their new competitors are not taxed. They hope(d) the regulators would side with
their argument. Some did some didn't. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The Uber-moment is thus (in my world) that point in the life of a disruptive product when the existing dominant player seeks favor from the regulators to block that which 'they can't understand'.
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<p dir="ltr">Cue in Bob Dylan's Times are A Changing :) </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 17 Dec 2015 13:31, "Paul Roy" <<a href="mailto:roykoikai@gmail.com" target="_blank">roykoikai@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">
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<div>This is going to open a whole set of regulatory concerns around privacy vs. security. </div>
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<div>Following this keenly!</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Ebele Okobi via kictanet
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<div>Uber moment? Tell me more!</div>
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<div>WhatsApp is protecting the privacy rights of its users-here's a FB post from WhatsApp's founder, Jan Koum (btw, when you get a chance, look up his personal history. It gives a sense of why he is so passionate about the right to privacy.)</div>
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<div>"We are disappointed in the short-sighted decision to cut off access to WhatsApp, a communication tool that so many Brazilians have come to depend on, and sad to see Brazil isolate itself from the rest of the world."<br>
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On Dec 17, 2015, at 9:42 AM, Mose Karanja via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div>A Brazilian judge has ordered a 48 hour WhatsApp lockdown. </div>
<div>The order claims WhatsApp refused to cooperate with Law Enforcement agencies on data handover. </div>
<div>The harshness of the verdict is thus seen as a retaliation to show whois boss. </div>
<div>However, there is the Telco Lobby pushing for regulation (that word again) of VOIP (WhatsApp calls) under the claim that Brazilians are no longer using voice calls and yet they are taxed for the spectrum which WhatsApp is not being taxed for since it is
not classified as a Telco. </div>
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<div>You can read more here (in Portuguese):</div>
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www1.folha.uol.com.br_mercado_2015_12_1719934-2Djustica-2Ddetermina-2Dbloqueio-2Ddo-2Dwhatsapp-2Dem-2Dtodo-2Dbrasil-2Dpor-2D48-2Dhoras.shtml&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=MvsuZVjTPjBi_OMkstBjZebmwW2P9xrTdd1VIdrRapo&s=OnNDfBrAmo3aYDs7JvN9XOyiRKbBtv7bCuSHwJOFACk&e=" target="_blank">http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado/2015/12/1719934-justica-determina-bloqueio-do-whatsapp-em-todo-brasil-por-48-horas.shtml</a>
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<div>or here in English</div>
<div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__techcrunch.com_2015_12_16_brazils-2Dcongress-2Dhas-2Dshut-2Ddown-2Dwhatsapp-2Dtonight-2Dand-2Dthe-2Drest-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dsocial-2Dweb-2Dcould-2Dbe-2Dnext_-3Fncid-3Drss-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfeedburner-26utm-5Fmedium-3Dfeed-26utm-5Fcampaign-3DFeed-3A-2BTechcrunch-2B-28TechCrunch-29-26utm-5Fcontent-3DFaceBook-26sr-5Fshare-3Dfacebook&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=MvsuZVjTPjBi_OMkstBjZebmwW2P9xrTdd1VIdrRapo&s=zPUHNKuMHDnEiDYedr_bvXqCA2c6fw_35PpqcK_4riI&e=" target="_blank">http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/16/brazils-congress-has-shut-down-whatsapp-tonight-and-the-rest-of-the-social-web-could-be-next/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=FaceBook&sr_share=facebook</a></div>
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<div>An Uber-moment for WhatsApp. <br>
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<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Mwendwa Kivuva <<a href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a>><br>To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>Cc: <br>Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:33:17 +0300<br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Brazilians Locked out of WhatsApp<br>With all respect, have you ever seen how the Silicon Valley companies<br>
treat other countries with contempt especially when it comes to data<br>
requests? But when Uncle Sam asks for the information, they are given.<br>
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Therefore this debate should be more about finding a balance between<br>
privacy and the rule of law. This also falls under the broader cross<br>
border communication debate that has been raging especially in EU<br>
region and Russia. It's a tough nut I admit.<br>
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On 17/12/2015, Barrack Otieno via kictanet<br>
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> Great discussion,<br>
><br>
> Would be interesting to get the Communications Authority position on the<br>
> same in light of recent statements issued by CBK on bit coins :-)<br>
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> Regards<br>
> On Dec 17, 2015 3:04 PM, "Ebele Okobi via kictanet" <<br>
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>> Of course-got it!<br>
>> I was focusing on the privacy issue, not the operator revenue issue. I do<br>
>> think it's interesting to think of the fact that operators themselves<br>
>> were<br>
>> disrupters. . .<br>
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>> On Dec 17, 2015, at 11:48 AM, Mose Karanja <<a href="mailto:mosekaranja@gmail.com">mosekaranja@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Uber disrupted the taxi ecosystem so immensely that some taxi unions<br>
>> started attacks on Uber the company and Uber the product arguing they are<br>
>> taxed and licensed yet their new competitors are not taxed. They hope(d)<br>
>> the regulators would side with their argument. Some did some didn't.<br>
>><br>
>> The Uber-moment is thus (in my world) that point in the life of a<br>
>> disruptive product when the existing dominant player seeks favor from the<br>
>> regulators to block that which 'they can't understand'.<br>
>><br>
>> Cue in Bob Dylan's Times are A Changing :)<br>
>> On 17 Dec 2015 13:31, "Paul Roy" <<a href="mailto:roykoikai@gmail.com">roykoikai@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Ebele,<br>
>>><br>
>>> This is going to open a whole set of regulatory concerns around privacy<br>
>>> vs. security.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Following this keenly!<br>
>>><br>
>>> Paul Roy.<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Ebele Okobi via kictanet <<br>
>>> <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> Uber moment? Tell me more!<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> WhatsApp is protecting the privacy rights of its users-here's a FB post<br>
>>>> from WhatsApp's founder, Jan Koum (btw, when you get a chance, look up<br>
>>>> his<br>
>>>> personal history. It gives a sense of why he is so passionate about the<br>
>>>> right to privacy.)<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> "We are disappointed in the short-sighted decision to cut off access to<br>
>>>> WhatsApp, a communication tool that so many Brazilians have come to<br>
>>>> depend<br>
>>>> on, and sad to see Brazil isolate itself from the rest of the world."<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Ebele Okobi | Head of Public Policy, Africa<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315 <+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> 10 Brock Street | London | NW1 3FG<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> <a href="mailto:ebeleokobi@fb.com">ebeleokobi@fb.com</a><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> [image: 6F376569-CC77-422B-BAD3-794055B1E02B]<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Dec 17, 2015, at 9:42 AM, Mose Karanja via kictanet <<br>
>>>> <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> A Brazilian judge has ordered a 48 hour WhatsApp lockdown.<br>
>>>> The order claims WhatsApp refused to cooperate with Law Enforcement<br>
>>>> agencies on data handover.<br>
>>>> The harshness of the verdict is thus seen as a retaliation to show<br>
>>>> whois<br>
>>>> boss.<br>
>>>> However, there is the Telco Lobby pushing for regulation (that word<br>
>>>> again) of VOIP (WhatsApp calls) under the claim that Brazilians are no<br>
>>>> longer using voice calls and yet they are taxed for the spectrum which<br>
>>>> WhatsApp is not being taxed for since it is not classified as a Telco.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> You can read more here (in Portuguese):<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> <a href="http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado/2015/12/1719934-justica-determina-bloqueio-do-whatsapp-em-todo-brasil-por-48-horas.shtml" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado/2015/12/1719934-justica-determina-bloqueio-do-whatsapp-em-todo-brasil-por-48-horas.shtml</a><br>
>>>> <<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www1.folha.uol.com.br_mercado_2015_12_1719934-2Djustica-2Ddetermina-2Dbloqueio-2Ddo-2Dwhatsapp-2Dem-2Dtodo-2Dbrasil-2Dpor-2D48-2Dhoras.shtml&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=MvsuZVjTPjBi_OMkstBjZebmwW2P9xrTdd1VIdrRapo&s=OnNDfBrAmo3aYDs7JvN9XOyiRKbBtv7bCuSHwJOFACk&e=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www1.folha.uol.com.br_mercado_2015_12_1719934-2Djustica-2Ddetermina-2Dbloqueio-2Ddo-2Dwhatsapp-2Dem-2Dtodo-2Dbrasil-2Dpor-2D48-2Dhoras.shtml&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=MvsuZVjTPjBi_OMkstBjZebmwW2P9xrTdd1VIdrRapo&s=OnNDfBrAmo3aYDs7JvN9XOyiRKbBtv7bCuSHwJOFACk&e=</a>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> or here in English<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/16/brazils-congress-has-shut-down-whatsapp-tonight-and-the-rest-of-the-social-web-could-be-next/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=FaceBook&sr_share=facebook" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/16/brazils-congress-has-shut-down-whatsapp-tonight-and-the-rest-of-the-social-web-could-be-next/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=FaceBook&sr_share=facebook</a><br>
>>>> <<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__techcrunch.com_2015_12_16_brazils-2Dcongress-2Dhas-2Dshut-2Ddown-2Dwhatsapp-2Dtonight-2Dand-2Dthe-2Drest-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dsocial-2Dweb-2Dcould-2Dbe-2Dnext_-3Fncid-3Drss-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfeedburner-26utm-5Fmedium-3Dfeed-26utm-5Fcampaign-3DFeed-3A-2BTechcrunch-2B-28TechCrunch-29-26utm-5Fcontent-3DFaceBook-26sr-5Fshare-3Dfacebook&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=MvsuZVjTPjBi_OMkstBjZebmwW2P9xrTdd1VIdrRapo&s=zPUHNKuMHDnEiDYedr_bvXqCA2c6fw_35PpqcK_4riI&e=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__techcrunch.com_2015_12_16_brazils-2Dcongress-2Dhas-2Dshut-2Ddown-2Dwhatsapp-2Dtonight-2Dand-2Dthe-2Drest-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dsocial-2Dweb-2Dcould-2Dbe-2Dnext_-3Fncid-3Drss-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfeedburner-26utm-5Fmedium-3Dfeed-26utm-5Fcampaign-3DFeed-3A-2BTechcrunch-2B-28TechCrunch-29-26utm-5Fcontent-3DFaceBook-26sr-5Fshare-3Dfacebook&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=MvsuZVjTPjBi_OMkstBjZebmwW2P9xrTdd1VIdrRapo&s=zPUHNKuMHDnEiDYedr_bvXqCA2c6fw_35PpqcK_4riI&e=</a>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> An Uber-moment for WhatsApp.<br>
>>>> ---<br>
>>>> Moses Karanja | @Mose_Karanja<br>
>>>> <<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_Mose-5FKaranja&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=MvsuZVjTPjBi_OMkstBjZebmwW2P9xrTdd1VIdrRapo&s=TFUayDnKWSQiLJ5A5taBBVg68OqLz-jB-sZLewQkGk4&e=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_Mose-5FKaranja&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=MvsuZVjTPjBi_OMkstBjZebmwW2P9xrTdd1VIdrRapo&s=TFUayDnKWSQiLJ5A5taBBVg68OqLz-jB-sZLewQkGk4&e=</a>><br>
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>>>><br>
>>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform<br>
>>>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and<br>
>>>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT<br>
>>>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and<br>
>>>> development.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors<br>
>>>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and<br>
>>>> bandwidth,<br>
>>>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy,<br>
>>>> do<br>
>>>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.<br>
>>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> --<br>
>>> "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of<br>
>>> luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience."<br>
>>><br>
>>> Roy.<br>
>>><br>
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>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform<br>
>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and<br>
>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT<br>
>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and<br>
>> development.<br>
>><br>
>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors<br>
>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and<br>
>> bandwidth,<br>
>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do<br>
>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.<br>
>><br>
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