Gov’t wants all cybercafés fitted with CCTV surveillance, users identified
I fail to see how this move is a genuine attempt to control or improve
crime or safety. What crimes are committed at cybercafes? What safety is
provided at cybercafes to owners and users of the facilities? Has there
been any public outcry for these controls, or data to support its need? We
are going to a future described in George Orwell’s *1984. *I think in
matters of safety and crime prevention CCTV has done little to deter
criminals (evident by all the youtube videos or criminals caught on CCTV).
here is an alternative approach for the need of safety and crime prevention:
1. Safety: train the population on internet use, that promotes safety and
discourages abuse, discrimination, harassment and more
2. Crime prevention: threat actors rarely (if ever) go to a cybercafe to
attempt to hack a bank or compromise accounts, they have more sophisticated
operating systems that are used which the cybercafes do not have.
3. Crime: improve national internet security and educate your citizens
4. Safety: train people on how to secure their privacy while using public
wifi and internet cafes
5. crime: have mature response to cyberthreats where stolen identities are
used at cybercafes
6. crime and safety: cybercafes can resist access to illicit content
On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM Simon via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear members,
> As a matter of fact, as is the norm of our country, this could be
> misused in future for purposes, like suppressing freedom of speech by the
> cyber users.
> Also, especially with our nation rank in matters of corruption,
> Kenyans may view this as a form of control rather than genuine attempt to
> control or improve crime or safety.
> Notably, it’s a positive move, that requires clear guidelines,
> regulations and involvement by all stakeholders.
>
>
> Simon Macharia
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>
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2025, 11:44 AM Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The government seeks to license all internet cafés in Kenya afresh and
>> introduce new controls in what it says are efforts to streamline regulation
>> and spur the growth of the local ICT sector.
>>
>> Read more:
>> www.citizen.digital/tech/govt-wants-all-cybercafes-fitted-with-cctv-surveillance-users-identified-n355552
>>
>> What do you think?
>>