[NCUC-DISCUSS] Fwd: Wi-Fi Access at GCCS Venue

[Wisdom Donkor]

Arsene, this reminds me when I was doing my masters in India. The Telecom
sector is heavily regulated by the government of India. Activities of
Foreigners who sign onto a network heavily monitored and can take you off
the network at any time. Also Very difficult to get a sim card, one will
have to get a letter from an inviting organisation in India together with
your passport details before a sim card will be sold and registered  by a
vendor. There is that monopoly within the Telecom sector of which one
particular network gets most favours from the government. They decide
anything and push to the throat of the users.

In terms of internet accessibility in India there is more to be done.

Cheers

On Sunday, November 19, 2017, Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think there is a lot of work to be done in this world with regards to
> privacy issues.
>
> Please see the email bellow telling me what to do if i want to access «
> free wifi » at a conference on cyber space.
>
> I find it offensive to ask personal data to access free wifi? Or maybe i
> am alarming myself too much?
>
>
> *Subject:* *Wi-Fi Access at GCCS Venue*
>
> Dear Mr. Arsene Tungali,
>
> This is with reference to your GCCS 2017 participation. We have partnered
> with leading Telecom service providers in India to provide a free Wi-Fi
> service to interested participants at GCCS venue. The Government of India
> regulation requires that the passport number and the copy of the passport
> of the user be collected to provide Wi-Fi service in public places.
>
> To expedite this process we have provided a facility in your GCCS account
> to upload a scanned copy of your passport along with necessary passport
> details. If you wish to avail the free Wi-Fi facility at the GCCS venue, it
> is requested that you upload a scanned copy of your passport showing the
> photograph, address and passport number in ‘Registration Details’ section
> of your GCCS account.
>
> Foreign nationals who have not uploaded their passport details would need
> to carry the passport to the venue if they wish to avail the Wi-Fi facility.
>
> Regards,
> GCCS 2017 Team
>
>

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