March 2018 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

Facebook's Zuckerberg finally responds to Cambridge Analytica scandal, announces changes - Marketing Land
by Ali Hussein 23 Mar '18

23 Mar '18

Facebook CEO announces new measures to protect user data. OnlinePrivacy and how companies use/misuse our private information is going to be the next #BrandCurrency. Since the #DataScandal hit the news cycle Facebook has lost $50 billion in market capitalization. Seems like respect for privacy + reputation = Market Value. https://marketingland.com/facebook-zuckerberg-finally-respond-cambridge-ana… Regards Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Universal Service & Access Funds | An Untapped Resource to Close the Gender Digital Divide
by WANGARI KABIRU 19 Mar '18

19 Mar '18

Universal Service & Access Funds | An Untapped Resource to Close the Gender Digital Divide | | | | | | | | | | | Universal Service & Access Funds | An Untapped Resource to Close the Ge... Universal Service and Access Funds (USAFs) are communal public funds dedicated to expanding internet connectivit... | | | | "Most USAF managers do not yet appreciate the importance of investing in solutions to reduce the gender digital divide. Many assume that investment in any internet access solution will equally benefit both men and women, which is unfortunately not the case. Information about USAF financing, programming, and disbursement is hard to find. Just 23 countries openly publish details on their USAF activities; even when they do publish these details, they can be hard to find and hard to understand, leaving citizens little power to hold the USAF to account....." "The Web Foundation, the Alliance for Affordable Internet and UN Women are calling on governments to invest at least 50% of funds collected for expanding connectivity in projects targeting women’s internet access and use. This call to action is based on our new research — released today at the 62nd UN Commission on the Status of Women. The research finds that an estimated US$408 million collected to expand internet access is sitting unused in public coffers throughout Africa. Failure to use these funds — enough to bring 6 million women online, or to provide digital skills training to 16 million women and girls — to expand connectivity to all risks widening global inequality and undermining global development." The Civil Society has a call to action in this area. Even as it continues to focus on food, water and other Maslow basic needs, there is a role in the new economy. A great beneficiary would be the private sector, why both sectors should collaborate with governments. Be blessed.Regards/Wangari--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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Iran deploys 'halal' (lawful) internet: Iran Cyberspace Supreme Council & National Information Network likened to China's 'Great Firewall'
by WANGARI KABIRU 05 Mar '18

05 Mar '18

Iran is making the internet halal | | | | | | | | | | | Iran is making the internet halal By Jon Gambrell Guns drawn, Iranian intelligence agents rushed into the apartment of a Washington Post reporter and his journali... | | | | "National Information Network likened to China's 'Great Firewall' in blocking major US-based social media sites to control flow of information from West to its people..." You are being redirected... | | | You are being redirected... | | | "In an effort to “de-Westernize” and maintain control over internet users and the spread of information, the Iranian government has revealed a state-sponsored internet known formally as the National Information Network. This new service, nicknamed the “halal” (lawful) internet, is another ploy by the Iranian state to limit the spread of information into and around Iran...This network service is not the only one still available to Iranians, however. In an effort to attract users, the government has offered a series of incentives, like low prices and quick installation, to using this state-sponsored internet, which claims to be 60 times faster than any current internet in Iran...Most Iranians have figured out ways to circumvent the closely monitored web. Many people use proxies, which are essentially intermediate servers that hide an internet user’s IP address creating anonymity and allowing users to access sites that are currently unavailable in their countries...." September 8, 2016 Navigating the Transatlantic Relationship on Digital Issues by Internet Society | | | | | | | | | | | Navigating the Transatlantic Relationship on Digital Issues by Internet Soc... Watch Internet Society's Navigating the Transatlantic Relationship on Digital Issues on Livestream.com. Mari... | | | | ((Thank you Joly. Worthwhile piece) The Internet (internet) and broadly technologies continue to be an 'innovative government system' in itself . While the spotlight and arrows keep going to the strategies of nations classified as radicals, even the famed Europe's GDPR is government(s) acknowledging they have given their power to this Internet government that now owns the citizens. Which has created powerful information storing and channeling corporations at whose mercy they Governments are, and by extension the citizens, a new phenomenon. The attempt now is to take either of two approaches of reigning in or getting a place inside this 'new government system' as the State. Which has also led to hapless States without a clue or helpless ones, just observe and follow the tide. Redefining governance and the role of state. Certainly more Stately maneuvers ahead! This expected situation gives CSOs a good playing field to not just be observers and critics to States but to take the first step in directing this agenda as they have influence on both ends tagging citizens and States. Be blessed. Regards/Wangari--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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