<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-5719271282063085454gmail-m_6686580441220697664gmail-m_1337859618155626863m_-243669298996910516m_-1846606410058790134gmail-m_352205285962812420m_-2720642229436776846docs-internal-guid-560cc7aa-45ed-e7cd-94ac-4adf38c9b411" style="font-size:12.8px"><div class="gmail-m_-5719271282063085454gmail-adL"><span class="gmail-m_-5719271282063085454gmail-im"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-560cc7aa-5aa5-eb7c-00c6-3ce7ebd68b79"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/l_iC5BA0AJnz0B21Q9907z1kofa0EcaSYbVZPWcwb3M_j-13J4EwBDArrwbYNUHXNQC-nJNYkBizLR0NqbuMoP80XAI_UCQQ1ECZq1Q3f9uhhuB8r_St_G-I97y4jZ4V4NA4S3k3" width="611" height="51" style="border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);"></span></span><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Topic: Think Before You Post!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Date: Wednesday, 22 February 2017</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Venue: Nairobi Garage, Ngong Road, Piedmont Plaza, 4</span><span style="font-size:7.2pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">th</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Floor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Time: 6 – 8 pm</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Today, many people can easily access the internet either on their cellphones, through free Wi-Fi at educational institutions or workplaces.  The thousands of cyber-cafes that have come up in most urban and some rural areas have also increased internet access. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Access to digital media technologies  means that everyone can now become a publisher (blog) can create and distribute radio (podcast) and TV (video) far and wide especially through social media platforms.  But how many people think of the risks they face when they click that button to share some interesting content they have come across or have created? </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There have been reports in the media of people</span><a href="http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/04/08/blogger-david-zawadi-arrested-for-using-social-media-to-fuel-bank-woes_c1328452" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">being arrested</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> because of what they post online and others have</span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/22/pr-exec-fired-racist-tweet-aids-africa-apology" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">lost their jobs</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> as a result of statements made online.  When journalists publish online, they are bound by their code of ethics.  What issues should other netizens take into consideration before posting information online?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our guests for the February session of Hacks/Hackers Nairobi #HHNBO will help us address the following questions: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="gmail-m_-5719271282063085454gmail-m_6686580441220697664gmail-m_1337859618155626863m_-243669298996910516m_-1846606410058790134gmail-m_352205285962812420m_-2720642229436776846kix-line-break"><br class="gmail-m_-5719271282063085454gmail-m_6686580441220697664gmail-m_1337859618155626863m_-243669298996910516m_-1846606410058790134gmail-m_352205285962812420m_-2720642229436776846kix-line-break"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">       </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What ethical considerations do I need to make before posting online?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">      </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What are the legal ramifications of what I post online?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">      </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Do my posts pose a risk to my personal security?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In addition, Code for Africa will showcase tools to track deleted tweets.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Guest speakers:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Henry Maina – <a href="https://www.article19.org/pages/en/east-africa.html" target="_blank">Article 19</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Grace Githaiga –<a href="https://www.kictanet.or.ke/" target="_blank"> Kictanet</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hacks/Hackers Nairobi is a forum where journalists and techies meet on a monthly basis to discuss issues that affect their work.</span></span></div></span><div class="gmail-m_-5719271282063085454gmail-adL" style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="gmail-m_-5719271282063085454gmail-im"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span id="gmail-m_-5719271282063085454gmail-m_6686580441220697664gmail-m_1337859618155626863m_-243669298996910516m_-1846606410058790134gmail-m_352205285962812420m_-2720642229436776846docs-internal-guid-560cc7aa-45ef-0f5f-f807-d01f2555e6d7"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Speak out! Let your voice be heard!</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="gmail-m_-5719271282063085454gmail-m_6686580441220697664gmail-m_1337859618155626863m_-243669298996910516m_-1846606410058790134gmail-m_352205285962812420m_-2720642229436776846kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To participate in the conversation, <a href="http://bit.ly/2kx7IA4" target="_blank">please sign up here</a> and share the invite widely.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Follow us on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hhafrica" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HacksHackersAfrica/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(5,99,193);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p></span></div></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></div>