All your metadata are belong to U.S.
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/05/19/data-pirates-caribbean... ---- SOMALGET is part of a broader NSA program called MYSTIC, which *The Intercept* has learned is being used to secretly monitor the telecommunications systems of the Bahamas and several other countries, including Mexico, the Philippines, and Kenya. But while MYSTIC scrapes mobile networks for so-called “metadata” – information that reveals the time, source, and destination of calls – SOMALGET is a cutting-edge tool that enables the NSA to vacuum up and store the actual content of every conversation in an entire country.
This is the case, where in Kenya, we should be upset with Safaricom (who is, I’m assuming, the corporate partner), and the KE gov’t for selling us all out. -- Erik Hersman On May 21, 2014 at 9:03:34 PM, Laban Mwangi (lmwangi@gmail.com) wrote: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/05/19/data-pirates-caribbean... ---- SOMALGET is part of a broader NSA program called MYSTIC, which The Intercept has learned is being used to secretly monitor the telecommunications systems of the Bahamas and several other countries, including Mexico, the Philippines, and Kenya. But while MYSTIC scrapes mobile networks for so-called “metadata” – information that reveals the time, source, and destination of calls – SOMALGET is a cutting-edge tool that enables the NSA to vacuum up and store the actual content of every conversation in an entire country. _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke
This is the case, where in Kenya, we should be upset with Safaricom (who is, I’m assuming, the corporate partner), and the KE gov’t for selling us all out.
-- Erik Hersman
It's a little premature, not to mention sensationalist, to start finger-pointing Safaricom or the government. Given that (1) Safaricom runs a partial third-party-managed network (2) all the previous NSA programs have been carried out without host government consent and (3) both parties have not had the chance to respond it's prudent to reserve judgement until more facts and/or evidence is obtained.
1. Safaricom will never respond. 2. The government will never respond. 3. All your metadata are belong to U.S. On May 21, 2014 10:35 PM, "rsohan@gmail.com" <rsohan@gmail.com> wrote:
This is the case, where in Kenya, we should be upset with Safaricom (who
is, I’m assuming, the corporate partner), and the KE gov’t for selling us all out.
-- Erik Hersman
It's a little premature, not to mention sensationalist, to start finger-pointing Safaricom or the government. Given that (1) Safaricom runs a partial third-party-managed network (2) all the previous NSA programs have been carried out without host government consent and (3) both parties have not had the chance to respond it's prudent to reserve judgement until more facts and/or evidence is obtained.
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1. Safaricom will never respond. 2. The government will never respond. 3. All your metadata are belong to U.S.
That's quite a defeatist and pessimistic attitude. If a large number of users(1) or citizens(2) demand a response they will have no reason but to do so, even if the response is perfunctory. In Safaricom's case it's even easier because a boycott will seriously hurt them where it matter (their bank account).
On May 21, 2014 10:35 PM, "rsohan@gmail.com" <rsohan@gmail.com> wrote:
This is the case, where in Kenya, we should be upset with Safaricom (who
is, I’m assuming, the corporate partner), and the KE gov’t for selling us all out.
-- Erik Hersman
It's a little premature, not to mention sensationalist, to start finger-pointing Safaricom or the government. Given that (1) Safaricom runs a partial third-party-managed network (2) all the previous NSA programs have been carried out without host government consent and (3) both parties have not had the chance to respond it's prudent to reserve judgement until more facts and/or evidence is obtained.
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If you have been following the leaks, this shouldn't come as a surprise to you. It was only natural after it was reported the NSA had stolen Huawei source code, probably with an interest in many countries including Kenya. http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/23355/hacking/nsa-hacked-huawei-network.... The second question is, how many countries are spying on us?
I am not worried about other countries spying on us. Its what Embassies are for anyway. We use foreign hardware running foreign software and we are worried that Safaricom is distributing our Metadata? Where were we when MPESA servers sat for years in Europe? Am more interested in whether WE are spying on anyone. Do we have the capacity to do it? The foresight, The skill or even the will? On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 7:22 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
If you have been following the leaks, this shouldn't come as a surprise to you.
It was only natural after it was reported the NSA had stolen Huawei source code, probably with an interest in many countries including Kenya.
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/23355/hacking/nsa-hacked-huawei-network....
The second question is, how many countries are spying on us?
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