WhatsApp on Friday postponed a data-sharing change as users concerned about privacy fled the Facebook-owned messaging service and flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal.
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Telecom Companies Get Approval To Register Nigerians
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Telecom companies get approval to register Nigerians
Opening more registration centres is expected to help reduce crowds at NIMC offices.
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Telecommunications companies can now register Nigerians for their National Identity Numbers, NIN.
The director-general of the National Identity Management Commission, Aliyu Aziz, confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES via Whataspp on Wednesday.
He said other licensed private and public institutions should commence the registration in order to address the crowds at the commission’s offices.
“We have licensed private and public sector organisations including telcos (telecommunications companies) so as to create more centres,†he said.
A Nigerian government directive that all telephone lines be linked to the NIN has since December 2020 triggered a frenzy at registration centres as citizens try to beat deadlines set by the government.
Authorities have threatened to disconnect lines that are not enrolled by the NIMC by February 9.
Staff of the commission recently held protests to complain about their welfare.
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WhatsApp Delays Privacy Changes
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The smartphone app, a huge hit across the world, canceled its February 8 deadline for accepting an update to its terms concerning sharing data with Facebook, saying it would use the pause to clear up misinformation around privacy and security.
“We’ve heard from so many people how much confusion there is around our recent update,†WhatsApp said in a blog post.
“This update does not expand our ability to share data with Facebook.â€
It said it would instead “go to people gradually to review the policy at their own pace before new business options are available on May 15.â€
The update concerns how merchants using WhatsApp to chat with customers can share data with Facebook, which could use the information for targeted ads, according to the social network.
“We can’t see your private messages or hear your calls, and neither can Facebook,†WhatsApp said in an earlier blog post.
“We don’t keep logs of who everyone is messaging or calling. We can’t see your shared location and neither can Facebook.â€
Location data along with message contents is encrypted end-to-end, according to WhatsApp.
“We’re giving businesses the option to use secure hosting services from Facebook to manage WhatsApp chats with their customers, answer questions, and send helpful information like purchase receipts,†WhatsApp said in a post.
“Whether you communicate with a business by phone, email, or WhatsApp, it can see what you’re saying and may use that information for its own marketing purposes, which may include advertising on Facebook.â€
Technology experts note that WhatsApp’s new requirement of its users makes legally binding a policy that has been widely in use since 2016.
Facebook aims to monetize WhatsApp by allowing businesses to contact clients via the platform, making it natural for the internet giant to centralize some data on its servers.
– Countries concerned –
The Turkish Competition Authority said it is opening an investigation and requiring WhatsApp to suspend the data sharing obligation on its users.
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