For all we know, (Please read I know), this has been ongoing since time immemorial (or at least ever since there was inter-connectivity. Their stating in public that they want to implement it is just a means of justifying what has been happening in the background and a way of trying to cover up for mistakes made by the elite few in the country. There is a lot more than meets the public eye behind this intention to *"setting up a system to spy on private emails, citing a rise in cyber security threats since Kenya entered the global superhighway"*. Privacy went out the door when we decided to use all/any form of technology in the name of staying connected coz that's where the loopholes begin and no one can be absolutely secure unless of course you are using snail mail or Morse code. So let's live with the fact that we will always be prone to spying (either government or otherwise) and just make sure that if you don't want to get spied on, you probably don't need that particular mode of transmission to relay your sensitive information. As humans, we always want to know what others are upto so that we are *"updated"* and as such, unless you want to use a standalone mode of communication, we just have to deal with whatever immorals that arise as a result. *(IMHO)* On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 8:24 PM, David Njuguna <dnjuguna@gmail.com> wrote:
@Odhiambo, for starters I have written to this mailing list. Anything else you want to know ;)
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 8:05 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
eeeeeh. . . I think the NSIS has been doing this since the Longonot base station was switched on. That the cck is asking to plug a machine into safaricom servers is rather unalarming as compared to what goes on beyond our knowledge.
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:56 PM, David Njuguna <dnjuguna@gmail.com>wrote:
This move by CCK is very dangerous and we MUST fight hard to stop it ASAP!
We must fight to keep our privacy. PERIOD!
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Barrack Otieno < otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
I agree Wash, i am yet to see the version on BD, but i saw the post on Hot 96 and responded based on what i saw on TV and what i have learnt by participating in the process, i think it is good for guys to attend this stakeholder meetings when they are called so that the right info can be spread out there.
On 3/21/12, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
So, bar for any misinterpretation that might have been part of the Business Daily article, the main debate issue raised by the original poster, IMHO, was about the act of spying on Internet users. And to me, this is a fact, and a necessary evil. Whoever does it or how it is done or through whom doesn't really matter here, at least for the OP. His contention wasprobably with the fact that it's gonna happen (ethics), not knowing that it's been happening already anyway. For instance, how do you suppose the Police were able to pinpoint the individuals who compromised the e-mail accounts of the ICC witnesses?
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 09:55, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>wrote:
@ Wash,
Just to clarify i don't work for CCK or ITU :-) so i am not defending them, i am responding as a stakeholder who has taken the time and trouble to understand what is going on, for record purposes i participated in the workshop on Cybersecurity having applied thorugh skunkworks and that is where i got to understand what was happening , the debate is about Kenya Computer Emergency Response Centre , the public needs to be given the right information on What KCERT is, its role in the fight against CyberSecurity and how the public can participate, sniffing is there and has always existed but if we dwell on sniffing we are likely to create sensationalism hence defeating the fight against Cybersecurity, let the debate continue..
On 3/21/12, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote: > @Barrack, > > The part of your posting that I have marked in bold is as vague as it > comes. It can mean anything, and I dare say it can take any form, including > sniffing of all traffic. Actually, I wonder what this debate is about. > Is > it the misinformation regarding the fact that there will be packet sniffing > and logging or about someone mentioning CCK & ITU in bad light? > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 08:38, Barrack Otieno > <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I beg to differ a bit, for those following developements in Cyber >> Security, you all know that plans are underway for the formation of the >> Kenya Computer Emergency Response Centre KCERT which is meant to beef >> up >> our response to Cyber Security attacks. I was priviledged to attend one of >> the Cybersecurity workshops hosted by CCK last year and of which >> several >> skunkers were presenting, in laymans terms *KCERT will provide an early >> warning system for impending Cyberattacks since it will be a focal >> point >> for various other institutional certs that we will have locally, thats why >> they have to work with ISPs and other regulators.* I am involved in >> standards developement at Kenya Bureu of Standards ISO 27000 series and >> the >> role of the Computer Emergency Response Centres cannot be underestimated, >> on another note maybe the article was meant to stir debate but that is my >> humble opinion as a citizen. >> >> Cheers! >> >> On 3/21/12, King'ori Gitahi <kingorigitahi@ovi.com> wrote: >> > Nice of them to inform us. I wouldn't be surprised that they are >> > already >> > doing it. Letting us know is a mere formality. On whether they have >> > the >> > juice. Interesting question. I wouldn't be surprised that they do. >> Govt >> > is and will always be secretive. Nothing surprises me after Lamu port. >> > Project announced and launched in 2 years. If they want to do it. >> They >> > will do it. Where there is political will, there is a way. >> > >> > KG >> > >> > For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a >> way >> > that respects and enhances the freedom of others. >> > >> > Nelson Mandela >> > >> > >> > >> >>________________________________ >> >> From: James Nzomo <kazikubwa@gmail.com> >> >>To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> >> >>Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:56 AM >> >>Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] This MUST be stopped! >> >> >> >> >> >>They should have been doing that from kitambo but admitting that they >> would >> >> was a stupid move. >> >>Do they have the computing juice to decrypt mail stirred by PGP? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >>Without requirements or design, >> >>programming is the art of adding bugs to an empty text file. >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>2012/3/20 Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> >> >> >> >>We need security. Anyone who does anything they believe is illegal >> >> should >> >> be afraid. >> >>>This is something quite precedurally done almost everywhere. How do you >> >>> suppose the CIA is able to track the terrorists? >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 22:07, Silas Savali < silas@afrikanism.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> >>
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