The Players: Israel is a country in the Middle East. The United States of America (the US) is a country in, well, North America. The US is an ally of Israel. The European Union (EU) is a group of 27 countries. The International Criminal Court (the ICC) is a court based in the the EU.… Read More »
My previous post about Equity Bank talked about the bank firing about 200 employees after the loss or misappropriation of 1.5 billion shillings. There were then further reports that the number of staff to be fired is about 1,200, either in addition to the earlier 200, or in total. Either way, that is close to… Read More »
In May 2025, there were news reports that Equity Bank had fired over 200 employees for actions that led to the loss of a staggering 1.5 billion shillings. That is billion with a B. I did not find an official statement providing details on this but one news report said that the money was taken… Read More »
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is software or a service that encrypts data between your device and a remote server after which you connect to the broader Internet. This hides your online traffic and also allows you to pretend to be at a different location. People use VPNs for sensitive activities such as financial transactions… Read More »
In or around August 2024, one Richard Wafula had a wedding and held the wedding reception at one Hotel Tobriana. In October 2024, Mr Wafula lodged a complaint with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) against the hotel, complaining that the hotel had obtained images and videos of himself, his wife and their… Read More »
According to Kenya’s Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021, an organisation processing personal data for the following purposes shall register as a data controller or a data processor: Canvassing political support among the electorate. Crime prevention and prosecution of offenders (including operating security CCTV systems). Gambling. Operating an educational institution.… Read More »
Zuku is a television and internet service provider in Kenya. Yasin Abukar was a customer of Zuku. He stopped using and paying for their service. Years later, Zuku continued sending him promotional messages. He asked them to stop. They did not stop. He asked via email and telephone. They did not stop. Abukar complained to… Read More »
On the 1st of February 2025, links were shared on social media to a website, run by a Moldovan business intelligence firm named B2BHint, where you could see data about companies all over the world, including data from Kenya’s Business Registration Service (BRS). Of interest to Kenyans was seeing how many companies prominent people in… Read More »
What is the difference between the terms cybersecurity and information security? The National Institute of Standards and Technology gives the following definitions in its glossary: Cybersecurity: the prevention of damage to, unauthorized use of, exploitation of, and—if needed—the restoration of electronic information and communications systems, and the information they contain, in order to strengthen the… Read More »
I was searching online for some information about a school. I came across a Comma-Separated Values (CSV) file. This is a text file that can be read using a variety of programs such as a text editor or a spreadsheet program. This file was on a certain school website and apparently was generated from an… Read More »