Category: Internet
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NCC establishes code to curb cybercrimes
The Nigerian Communication Commission(NCC) on Thursday, said it had established an Internet Industry Code of Practice for internet service providers in the country to secure the country’s cyber space. NCC’s Deputy Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Mr Ismail Adedigba, made this known during the 106th edition of the consumer outreach programme (COP) held in Benin. Adedigba…
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Activists urge Google to break up before regulators force it to
Shareholder activists want Google parent Alphabet Inc to break itself up before regulators force the world’s biggest internet ad seller to split into different pieces. SumOfUs, a U.S.-based group that aims to curb the growing power of corporations, is set to make that proposal at Alphabet’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday at an auditorium at…
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Libra: Facebook prepares for launch of digital currency
Social media giant, Facebook, is preparing to step into the world of finance with a new digital currency, called Libra, local media reported on Tuesday. Similar to Bitcoin, the digital currency Facebook has devised is based on blockchain technology, although it is meant to exist without being subject to price fluctuations. “Facebook will have no…
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YouTube week kicks off with awards for local creators
YouTube Nigeria has rewarded local creators with Gold and Silver Play Buttons as its week kicked off on Monday night. The YouTube Partnerships Manager, Addy Awofisayo, made this known at a media event in Lagos where the Play Buttons were presented to the local creators. According to her, the Gold Play Buttons are awarded to…
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60% cyber crimes caused by human mistakes — Expert
Mr Arto Tenhunen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Soprano Plc, an ICT company, says the biggest risk to cyber security is human mistakes, accounting for about 60 per cent of the criminality recorded. Tenhunen made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, explaining that it was easy for cyber…
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Developers sue Apple over App Store practices
Two app developers on Tuesday sued Apple over its App Store practices, making claims similar to those in a lawsuit brought by consumers that the US Supreme Court recently allowed to proceed. California-based app developer Donald R. Cameron and Illinois Pure Sweat Basketball alleged in federal court in San Jose, California that Apple engaged in…
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Protesters strip naked outside Facebook office
About 100 people stripped naked in front of Facebook’s New York headquarters as part of a protest against what they view as censorship regarding Facebook and Instagram’s policies around artistic nudity. Right from dawn on Sunday, the demonstrators lay naked on the road, each with large images of male nipples covering their private parts, CNN…
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YouTube, SnapChat, several Google services suffer massive outages
Several Google services and some services hosted on Google’s Cloud service, suffered massive outages on Sunday. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the massive outages was due to apparent problems with Google’s Cloud service. The internet giants confirmed the development, saying “Our team is continuing to investigate this issue”. However, Google has said normalcy has been resolved, after…
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Facebook sues over sale of ‘fake engagement services’ to users
Facebook is suing a company and three individuals, based in New Zealand, over allegations they sold fake likes, views and followers to users of its photo-sharing platform Instagram, it said on Friday. The company said it suspended accounts associated with the defendants, who had been formally warned they were in violation of the company’s terms…
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Irish regulator opens inquiry into Facebook over password storage
Facebook’s lead regulator in the European Union, Helen Dixon, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner, on Thursday said it had launched an inquiry into Facebook over password storage. Dixon said that the inquiry was to detect whether the company violated EU data rules by saving user passwords in plain text format on internal servers. The probe is…