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Blow to CA court blocks plan to snoop into mobile phones conversations

The Communication Authority of Kenya plan to spy on mobile phone conversations has been blocked by court. (Courtesy)

Kenyans have been spared the intrusive prying by the State after the High Court scuttled Communication Authority’s plan to spy on mobile phone conversations.

The regulator had wanted Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom Kenya to install a Data Management System (DMS) arguing it would help in detecting fake mobile devices.

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