Gov’t wants all cybercafés fitted with CCTV surveillance, users identified

On Thu, Jan 9, 2025, 6:03 PM Michael Michie <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Simon,
>
> 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
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> 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
>> IT Trainer | Mentor | Software Developer | Digital Transformation
>> Specialist | Entrepreneur | Founder | Customer-Centric IT Support Expert |
>> Academic Administrator
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>>