Tag: VPN
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APC to Nigerians: Using VPN to access #TwitterBan can expose your bank accounts, data to hackers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned Nigerians to avoid the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) in accessing social media contents. The ruling party said such usage could expose users to cybercrimes and heinous activities of hackers. It also said warned that bank accounts and data of users of the communication platform are vulnerable…
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Nigerians demand prosecution of Malami for bypassing FG’s #Twitterban with VPN to deactivate account
Nigerians are calling for the prosecution of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who had earlier threatened to prosecute Twitter users after FG laced a ban on the micro-blogging site in the country. However, to the dismay of many Nigerians, Malami also breached Buhari’s Twitter ban, by side-tracking all…
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How to bypass FG’s #Twitterban through VPN
Following the indefinite suspension of Twitter by the Nigerian government, the question on people’s mind is how to bypass these restrictions and still access Twitter in case of a major internet shutdown in the future. VPNs have been used to access the internet in similar situations in other countries in the past. A Virtual Private…