Listers, I just saw this on the wall of a popular media house and i am appalled by the misinformation, why can't our dear journalists do more research before publishing info, i see why Prof Nyong'o was so agitated during the Interview on Citizen TV, this is really dangerous? below is the text.. The Communications Commission of Kenya could have access to your personal internet content by July this year, if a plan they have set in motion succeeds. The CCK has signed a 32.6 million shilling deal with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to install a system that will monitor all incoming and outgoing internet content in Kenya, and has already requested local internet service providers and telecommunications institutions to install it. Do you think this is right? Hope the concerned will react on time. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
I wouldn't be quick to call this 'misinformation'. Such systems have been deployed the world over,even by the biggest democracies! It all depends on the Government's objectives for doing this - they could go the U.S.A way and crack down on terrorism or they could go the China way and use it to oppress us! On 21 March 2012 08:27, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
I just saw this on the wall of a popular media house and i am appalled by the misinformation, why can't our dear journalists do more research before publishing info, i see why Prof Nyong'o was so agitated during the Interview on Citizen TV, this is really dangerous? below is the text..
The Communications Commission of Kenya could have access to your personal internet content by July this year, if a plan they have set in motion succeeds. The CCK has signed a 32.6 million shilling deal with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to install a system that will monitor all incoming and outgoing internet content in Kenya, and has already requested local internet service providers and telecommunications institutions to install it.
Do you think this is right?
Hope the concerned will react on time.
-- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------
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-- Kind Regards, Moses Muya.
Moses, The reason i called it misinformation is that the acting DG was on the media when the deal was being signed , unless i was watching Al Kajiado TV and i never heard anything like this, furthermore last year we had a Cyber Security Workshop hosted by CCK where all those issues were explained but i dont recall seeing brethren from the fourth estate, that is why i proposed that they should do more research, imho this kind of reporting can defeat the war on Cybersecurity since the people are an integral part of the Cyberworld. On 3/21/12, Moses Muya <mouzmuyer@gmail.com> wrote:
I wouldn't be quick to call this 'misinformation'. Such systems have been deployed the world over,even by the biggest democracies! It all depends on the Government's objectives for doing this - they could go the U.S.A way and crack down on terrorism or they could go the China way and use it to oppress us!
On 21 March 2012 08:27, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
I just saw this on the wall of a popular media house and i am appalled by the misinformation, why can't our dear journalists do more research before publishing info, i see why Prof Nyong'o was so agitated during the Interview on Citizen TV, this is really dangerous? below is the text..
The Communications Commission of Kenya could have access to your personal internet content by July this year, if a plan they have set in motion succeeds. The CCK has signed a 32.6 million shilling deal with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to install a system that will monitor all incoming and outgoing internet content in Kenya, and has already requested local internet service providers and telecommunications institutions to install it.
Do you think this is right?
Hope the concerned will react on time.
-- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------
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-- Kind Regards,
Moses Muya.
-- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
To the best of my understanding,the story makes perfect sense! The government wants to implement N.E.W.S and ITU is helping it. One of ITU's objective is "To improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world and to establish worldwide standards". If part of "worldwide standards" is using telecommunications infrastructure to safeguard the security and interests of a country,they are the correct people to help in this. Moreover,seeing as ITU is part of the U.N,I would argue that they have the financial and technical might needed to do this. The only question that comes to mind is whether the Government has the right legal backing to do this. On 21 March 2012 09:03, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Moses,
The reason i called it misinformation is that the acting DG was on the media when the deal was being signed , unless i was watching Al Kajiado TV and i never heard anything like this, furthermore last year we had a Cyber Security Workshop hosted by CCK where all those issues were explained but i dont recall seeing brethren from the fourth estate, that is why i proposed that they should do more research, imho this kind of reporting can defeat the war on Cybersecurity since the people are an integral part of the Cyberworld.
On 3/21/12, Moses Muya <mouzmuyer@gmail.com> wrote:
I wouldn't be quick to call this 'misinformation'. Such systems have been deployed the world over,even by the biggest democracies! It all depends on the Government's objectives for doing this - they could go the U.S.A way and crack down on terrorism or they could go the China way and use it to oppress us!
On 21 March 2012 08:27, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
I just saw this on the wall of a popular media house and i am appalled by the misinformation, why can't our dear journalists do more research before publishing info, i see why Prof Nyong'o was so agitated during the Interview on Citizen TV, this is really dangerous? below is the text..
The Communications Commission of Kenya could have access to your personal internet content by July this year, if a plan they have set in motion succeeds. The CCK has signed a 32.6 million shilling deal with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to install a system that will monitor all incoming and outgoing internet content in Kenya, and has already requested local internet service providers and telecommunications institutions to install it.
Do you think this is right?
Hope the concerned will react on time.
-- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------
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-- Kind Regards,
Moses Muya.
-- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------
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-- Kind Regards, Moses Muya.
Such systems have been deployed the world over,even by the biggest democracies! It all depends on the Government's objectives
Then someone might also ask, who is "GOVERNMENT!". Critically, the government is you and me, since the decision makers are elected by the people to represent them -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva For Business Development Transworld Computer Channels Cel: 0722402248 twitter.com/lordmwesh www.transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know
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