<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Here's a short Twitter thread on basic ways that we give away our information</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(20,23,26);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(230,236,240);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><a href="https://twitter.com/alkags/status/1011626368847794177">https://twitter.com/alkags/status/1011626368847794177</a></span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">There are small ways we give away information without even thinking about it e.g when paying via Mpesa at restaurants and they ask to see our confirmation message- the has two problems- one you give away your Mpesa balance but additionally, you give away other Mpesa transactions- the names of people, the numbers and the value of your transactions.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Additionally, when we get into buildings and leave them with our ID cards and then give them details including our phone numbers.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">There are endless ways to harvest data from a population that isn't conscious about it</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(20,23,26);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(230,236,240);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 11 July 2018 at 09:37, David Indeje via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@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"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Listers,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">This is an interesting topic now that almost every service we get from the government is being automated to ensure our personal details are captured. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">For instance, our children are being registered in schools digitally, NTSA, KRA, NHIF/NSSF and so much more.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">It is a fact that data sharing is a way of life now. Credit cards, e-commerce, and online banking all rely on personal data being transmitted to companies via technology.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Thus, security must become our way of life too. On the other hand, We can’t rely on orgs, companies, and brands to protect our data in the way that we would.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Therefore, we should: Not give up personal data easily</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Ultimately, how policies are crafted, and how much we invest in data security will pay off. For instance, The enactment of the Access to Information Act ensures that information within Government custody is freely available to the public. This will provide opportunities for openness and transparency thus stifling corruption. The public will have the opportunity to peruse public information and hold government accountable.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_4762991542829151287gmail-m_3773648037928781558gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:6pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#990000"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"></span></b></font></p><div style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;display:inline"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#990000"><b> </b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;display:inline"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#990000"><b> </b></font></div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#990000" style="font-size:12.8px"><b>Kind Regards,</b></font><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:6pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#990000"><b></b></font></p><p></p><p style="font-size:small"></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:6pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#990000"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">David Indeje </span></b></font></p></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:15px;margin:0px 0px 5px"><img src="https://cytonn.sheerhr.com/signature/icon/ico-phone.png" alt="" border="0" style="max-height:15px;vertical-align:bottom;width:auto"> +254 (0) 711 385 945| +254 (0) 734 024 856 <img src="https://cytonn.sheerhr.com/signature/icon/ico-web.png" alt="" border="0" style="max-height:15px;vertical-align:bottom;width:auto"> <a href="http://bit.ly/2eJF9B4" target="_blank">Khusoko</a></p><p style="line-height:15px;margin:15px 0px 5px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DavidIndeje/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank"><img src="https://cytonn.sheerhr.com/signature/icon/facebook-ico.png" alt="" style="max-height:15px;vertical-align:bottom;width:auto"> </a><a href="https://twitter.com/David_Indeje" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-left:10px" target="_blank"><img src="https://cytonn.sheerhr.com/signature/icon/twitter-ico.png" alt="" style="max-height:15px;vertical-align:bottom;width:auto"> </a><a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/david-indeje/17/7b9/647" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-left:10px" target="_blank"><img src="https://cytonn.sheerhr.com/signature/icon/linkedin-ico.png" alt="" style="max-height:15px;vertical-align:bottom;width:auto"></a> <font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:13px">Skype: david.indeje </span></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 at 08:02, Grace Bomu via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Listers, <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Thank you to all who contributed to yesterday's topic. The thread is still open for those who may have further thoughts on content regulation. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Welcome to Day 2 of online pre KIGF debates where out topic today is <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_4762991542829151287m_3773648037928781558m_6941637973283712468m_-4873884615919934799gmail-docs-internal-guid-81d99bd5-84e3-3e7c-252f-95072211e687">Strengthening Data Security in the Context of Emerging Trends</span>. We shall look at cybersecurity in the context of data. <br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Barely a few weeks ago, social media was awash with memes of Wazir Boniface Chacha, the young man alleged to have conned MPs after getting access to their phone data. Later when this was used as a justification in debates for the Cybercrime Act, some wondered whether the political process had used the Chacha saga to justify the quick passage of a law creating offences. <br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">But beyond "small data" in our personal possession, many SMEs , corporations, institutions, societies and other bodies are holding significant amounts of data. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">In this community, the wider issue of cyber security has been a recurring theme in KIGF. It is generally agreed that the best approach is a multi-pronged one that includes the law, good practices, effective mitigation and response to incidences at multiple levels, creation of awareness and technical solutions among others. Having gotten a new law in the form of the Cybercrimes Act, are we assured of data security? <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Are our existing mechanisms for mitigation and response to incidences adequate for emerging threats?<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Do we have positive cases or good practices to imitate?<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">What challenges that remain and how can we address them? <br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Welcome to the discussion. <br clear="all"></div><br>-- <br><div class="m_4762991542829151287m_3773648037928781558m_6941637973283712468m_-4873884615919934799gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Grace Mutung'u <br>Skype: gracebomu<br>@Bomu<br><span style="font-size:12.8px">PGP ID : 0x33A3450F</span><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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