Cavin,
Currently there is an on-going scandal in a certain bank in kampala where a certain as yet unknown member of staff is sending rude, malicious, threatening and compromising emails to a senior member of staff there. From what I saw, this person is using any of a number of internet cafes in Uganda (ISP IP and time zone data). Now if there was some form of security and competent investigation such a case could be taken to the ISP and the exact gateway pc of the café, home or office located easily. Likewise this can apply to SIM cards where the idiot sms spammers, conmen and misusers of cell phones could easily identified by state. However, the concern is the use of this information to limit freedom of speech. For over 10 years I operated as Jake Markhus and got so used to it that online if I am not purchasing anything it is normal for me to use that Pseudonym! It is a way of life which even if I dropped it recently last year, I find tough to surrender readily without choice or control of how my information will be used. The key beneficiary of course will be the new mobile money business and the effort to curb the sponsoring of terrorism and such activities. While there is a layer of security, I would have preferred that BOU take control and this be targeted at users of specific services. I hated/hate queuing for my driving permit and I wont even talk about queuing for passports and the future national ID crisis!! Imagine how this sim card nonsense will be!! If push comes to shove, I WANT TO BE IN THE PILOT PROJECT!! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mugarura Cavin Sent: 03 January 2012 20:35 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: Re: [LUG] Important: SIM Card Registration I think its going to be a waste of time, trying to educate you, London is different from Kampala It has different problems, like population size, social structure and other things you should know Please don't compare oranges and apples, no one has said this is going to prevent crime, I have simply stated, they won't get away easily, by the way, even those terrorists who hit Kampala, were picked up easily, not all, but most 2012/1/3 [email protected] <[email protected]> Because *actual* criminals wouldn't find a way to acquire other people's SIM cards. Ways such as, oh I don't know, stealing them? In London, one of the most camera-infested cities in the world, it is estimated that for every thousandth camera, one person gets convicted thanks to camera surveillance per year. Yes. One thousand cameras only help to arrest one person per year. Surveillance is clearly not the solution. -- Skickat från min Android-telefon med K-9 E-post. Ursäkta min fåordighet. Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]> skrev: Some 5 years ago, I advocated for sim card registration with bio data, I didn't stop there, I also advocated for CCTV in several public places, where thefts of laptops from cars, and other valuables is very rampant Of course some people might want to hood wink these noble efforts, with their privacy concerns. If you don't want to register for a sim card, you can use a public telephone, or call booth (token or whatever). You don't even have to use a phone, you can send a letter thru Post Office. The days of hoodlums using mobile phones, to cheat innocent Ugandans are numbered My only concern is if these big projects (seeming simple to implement), will not become white elephants The terrorists who killed innocent World Cup revellers, disposed their sim cards, while coordinating their devious acts. Sim card registration will ensure these rascals, don't go unpunished. You can live in Utopia, and claim to be a libertarian, but honestly, the reality is Big Brother is here to stay, _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
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