WhatsApp: Govt warns Nigerian users of alleged privacy breaches
Nigeria’s IT regulator has alerted WhatsApp users in the country to alleged data privacy breaches on the messaging platform owned by Facebook.
The Whatsapp Terms of Service and Privacy Policy which came into effect on May 15 raises serious data privacy concerns to millions of Nigerian users of the messaging service, according to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
Mrs. Hadiza Umar, NITDA’s Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relation says in the advisory that the Federal IT regulator wants to “ensure Nigerians do not become victims of digital colonialism”, hence it is advising WhatsApp users to explore alternative platform while discussions are underway with owners, Facebook.
U.S. Great Lakes Region Sees More than $3.3 Billion in Planned Second-Quarter Industrial Manufacturing Project Starts
Industry Segment: Industrial Manufacturing | Word Count: 785 Words
Attachment: 2Q Industrial Manufacturing Project Starts
SUGAR LAND March 10, 2021 Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) The U.S. Great Lakes market region, which includes Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, is a hub of activity for the Industrial Manufacturing Industry. Industrial Info is tracking more than $3.3 billion in planned second-quarter 2021 Industrial Manufacturing project starts, covering a range of sectors, including distribution and warehousing, light rail, shipyards, data centers and more. Illinois, with more than $1.3 billion in planned project starts, leads in terms of overall project value.
Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed Facebook Incorporated and Facebook Ireland Limited appeal against the judgment of Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which ordered Facebook to pay N10m to Double Paws Enterprises for interference with its trademark.
The panel, headed by Justice Abdullahi Muhamud Bayero, dismissed the appeal for lack of merit and for being fundamentally flawed.
Double Paws Enterprise had sued the defendants in July 2017 at the Federal High Court in a suit marked: FHC/L/CS/1164/2017, through its counsel, Gideon Okebu, wherein plaintiff prayed for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, its agents, privies, assigns, successors in title and legal representatives from harassing, intimidating or interfering with its right to use the registered trademark; Pawsbook.com & Device.
NavigatIIR: More than $18 Billion Worth of U.S. Data Centers Planned for Completion in 2021
Industry Segment: Industrial Manufacturing | Word Count: 139 Words
SUGAR LAND December 23, 2020 Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) Industrial Info is tracking more than $18 billion worth of data centers that are scheduled for completion next year in the U.S. As the country continues to increase its use of the internet for shopping, business, social interactions and e-commerce, data centers are taking on more importance. As one can surmise, the usual suspects are all there, including Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Redmond, Washington), Facebook Incorporated (NASDAQ:FB) (Menlo Park, California), Google parent company Alphabet Incorporated (NASDAQ:GOOGL), as well as other players. The Rocky Mountains market region, which includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming, leads in terms of project value, with more than $5.7 billion