There was some interesting commentary about the chilling effects of US government surveillance, even in the lives of everyday people in countries an ocean away. "I'll be honest, privacy is dead. I'm sorry. In my own life, I just think privacy is finished...I think it's a good ideal, but I think it's over (in my own opinion). ...Even at this moment, everybody here is revealing themselves in 101 different ways. And if you're not revealing yourself to the Kenyan government, whom you seem to be very afraid of, the US government can listen to your calls at this very minute, if they want to. Yeah. So, sorry. Forget it. And think of something else and try to live your life in a holy and righteous way where you are not afraid of [revealing] what you do." -ICT secretary Dr. Kate Getao, employed by (but not speaking officially on behalf of) the government of Kenya, at 1:21:00 Kenya Internet Governance Forum: "The Internet in the Next Five Years" panel. <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017/videos/159406169> Best wishes, Ben On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 3:12 AM, Joly MacFie <joly@punkcast.com> wrote:
This is underway. It follows 3 days of the Kenya School of Internet Governance Workshops, so a well focused group of participants. In previous years the KIGF has often highlighted topics only just looming on other national agendas, and their conclusions have wide influence. This year the emphasis is on Internet and Elections.
[image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017>Today, *Thursday 6 July*, the 2017 *Kenya Internet Governance Forum <http://kigf.or.ke/>* (KIGF) takes place in Nairobi. The Kenya IGF is a unique platform for all stakeholders to openly exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet for millions of Kenyans, and the outcomes will feed into the *Global IGF <http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017>* slated for December 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. The global theme for this year’s IGF is “*Shape Your Digital Future!*” while the local theme is "*Internet and Elections*". Today's event event will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017>*, with a simulcast on the *IGF Kenya facebook group <https://www.facebook.com/KenyaIGF/>*. Nairobi is 7 hours ahead of NYC.
*What: Kenya Internet Governance Forum <http://kigf.or.ke/>Where: Laico Regency Hotel, NairobiWhen: Thursday 6 July 2017 08:00-18:00 EAT | 05:00-15:00 UTCAgenda: http://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kigf-program/ <http://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kigf-program/>Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017>Simulcast: https://www.facebook.com/KenyaIGF/ <https://www.facebook.com/KenyaIGF/>Twitter: #KIGF2017 http://bit.ly/kigf2017 <http://bit.ly/kigf2017>*
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