Tag: Privacy
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How to stop po®nographic contents from showing up on your Facebook account
Very recently, unpalatable contents started showing up on the profile of Facebook users, people you are very certain will not indulge in such.
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Privacy Week: Nigeria’s data protection market value hits N5.5bn — Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami said that the market value of Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) in Nigeria has hit N5.5 billion.
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JUST IN: Elon Musk mulls changes to Twitter rules
After taking over Twitter, the least is yet to be seen of what changes Elon Musk will bring to the microblogging platform.
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How to prevent unauthorised access to your WhatsApp
Keeping information secure is extremely important, the more reason WhatsApp has its own privacy rules as well as provide tools for greater security. WhatsApp allows you to lock the application and prevent anyone not authorised from having access to the app. This will prevent anyone not authorised from reading your private messages or information of…
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Privacy: NITDA searches for local alternatives to WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said it will organize a hackathon for Nigerians to pitch solutions that can provide services that will provide functional alternatives to existing global social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this is contained in a public advisory issued by NITDA and released…
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What WhatsApp actually said about updated terms and conditions
WhatsApp said it has updated plans for how users of its messaging app would be asked to review its terms of service and privacy policy. WhatsApp said in a blog post that it has been working to clear up confusions that followed it’s announcement for users to accept it terms of service and privacy policy…
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WhatsApp clarifies new terms and privacy policy
WhatsApp on Tuesday provided clarification on its recent privacy policy update and stated that the latest change didn’t affect the privacy of messages sent to friends and family in any way. The instant messaging platform said it wanted to “address rumours”, and that reiterate that it will “continue to protect your private messages with end-to-end…
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WhatsApp’s new privacy policy sparks fears
WhatsApp’s announcement that it will be getting new rules, and forcing its users to agree to them has sparked fears. Users are left worried that their personal information is not being kept secret but instead shared with Facebook. The users, who rely mostly on the messaging app to stay in touch with friends and family…
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‘She’s entitled to her privacy’, Aisha Buhari’s aide rejects questions on her whereabouts
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (Office of the First Lady), Aliyu Abdullahi, on Tuesday refused to disclose Mrs Buhari’s whereabouts weeks after reports that she had relocated out of the presidential villa to Dubai for safety concerns. Rather than respond to the question he was asked during his appearance…
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Google hit with record fine for privacy abuses
Google has received a record fine from Belgium’s data protection authority (APD) of 600,000 Euro for not complying with European rules on a person’s “right to be forgotten” online. The 600,000 Euro penalty is the largest ever imposed by APD, it said on Tuesday, and more than 10 times bigger than the authority’s previous record…