WhatsApp: Privacy of Users’ Reassured As Millions Moves To Telegram, Signal

Millions of users of the popular messaging app, WhatsApp have started migrating to other messaging apps such as Telegram and Signal following the new privacy policy of WhatsApp.

SIM Registration: FG Extend NIN Deadline For 6 Weeks

The Federal Government has yesterday extended the synchronization of the SIM card with the National Identity Number (NIN), to January and February 2021 for different categories of subscribers.

A Nigerian Technology development company, E.F. Network Ltd announced that it has developed a mobile application that will make a stolen mobile device unusable by thieves, which will help to deter theft or resale of mobile phones in the country. The announcement was disclosed by the company’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ameh Ochojila on Tuesday in Abuja. He disclosed that the application “ephonetaxi” will lock out anyone without proper authorization, thus making the mobile phone unusable and unsellable. Ochojila said,” Ephonetaxi helps to retrieve and send the user’s stored contents to his email.

Court Strike Out Apple’s Case On Copyright Cybersecurity Startup

A federal Judge had yesterday struck out the electronic giant, Apple’s case against cybersecurity startup Corellium in a suit which has implication for researchers who find software bugs and vulnerability.

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed that it is planning to sample Mars from Earth for the first time in a Mars Sampling Mission (MSR). This is in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA). The MSR programme will enable scientists to determine whether there has ever been life in the history of Mars. According to BC Focus, the MSR mission will collect samples like rocks through the use of ESA's fetch Rover, which will transport the samples to NASA's Mars Ascent vehicle (MAV) in a bid to launch the samples into orbit on Mars and later ESA's Earth Return Orbiter will be placed in a container capsule in the 2030s to be brought to Earth.

Android Users Advised To Delete 16 Apps To Protect User’s Data

Android phone and tablet users are being advised to delete 16 dangerous apps capable of stealing SMS messages, contact lists, device information, and other identifying data stores on the device.