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Episode 85: Persons of Interest
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On 20th January 2019, we found out that while we were busy enjoying our holidays, Uhuru Kenyatta was busy passing new laws, and changes to old ones through a Miscellaneous Amendment Act. One of the most controversial amendments was the one to the Registration of Persons Act, which added new requirements for both location data (such as GPS coordinates) and biometric data (such as DNA). This comes up after the attack on 14 Riverside, and it is said that it’s for crime fighting purposes, especially now that terrorism is a key concern.
We’re joined by Mercy Mutemi, an advocate of the high court who specializes in Internet law and policy advisory, to discuss the legal, human rights and ethical implications of this amendment. Press play!
Resources
Uhuru backs law change to start listing of Kenyans’ DNA
Gov’t to collect your DNA, more personal info in new registration system
Uhuru assents to seven Bills including one to revamp NYS
Uhuru signs law to reform scandal-ridden youth service
The Registration of Persons Act (before amendment)
The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2018
State to partner with Israeli firm to create online database of Kenyans
EDAPS introduces biometric portal in Kenya
In Kenya, Communications Surveillance Is A Matter of Life and Death
India: Identification Project Threatens Rights
210 govt websites had made Aadhaar details public: UIDAI
Rs 500, 10 minutes, and you have access to billion Aadhaar details
By making Aadhaar mandatory, Delhi’s government schools are shutting their doors to migrant children
How India's Welfare Revolution Is Starving Citizens
From Fingerprints to DNA: Biometric Data Collection in U.S. Immigrant Communities and Beyond
Episode 23: Fascism is The New Black
Episode 47: Digital Citizenship in the Silicon Savannah
115 jaksoa
Manage episode 225815751 series 1247257
On 20th January 2019, we found out that while we were busy enjoying our holidays, Uhuru Kenyatta was busy passing new laws, and changes to old ones through a Miscellaneous Amendment Act. One of the most controversial amendments was the one to the Registration of Persons Act, which added new requirements for both location data (such as GPS coordinates) and biometric data (such as DNA). This comes up after the attack on 14 Riverside, and it is said that it’s for crime fighting purposes, especially now that terrorism is a key concern.
We’re joined by Mercy Mutemi, an advocate of the high court who specializes in Internet law and policy advisory, to discuss the legal, human rights and ethical implications of this amendment. Press play!
Resources
Uhuru backs law change to start listing of Kenyans’ DNA
Gov’t to collect your DNA, more personal info in new registration system
Uhuru assents to seven Bills including one to revamp NYS
Uhuru signs law to reform scandal-ridden youth service
The Registration of Persons Act (before amendment)
The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2018
State to partner with Israeli firm to create online database of Kenyans
EDAPS introduces biometric portal in Kenya
In Kenya, Communications Surveillance Is A Matter of Life and Death
India: Identification Project Threatens Rights
210 govt websites had made Aadhaar details public: UIDAI
Rs 500, 10 minutes, and you have access to billion Aadhaar details
By making Aadhaar mandatory, Delhi’s government schools are shutting their doors to migrant children
How India's Welfare Revolution Is Starving Citizens
From Fingerprints to DNA: Biometric Data Collection in U.S. Immigrant Communities and Beyond
Episode 23: Fascism is The New Black
Episode 47: Digital Citizenship in the Silicon Savannah
115 jaksoa
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