Facebook, Google in talks with Washington to track, combat coronavirus outbreak
Facebook and Google are in talks with Washington over potentially using individuals’ personal data to track and combat the coronavirus outbreak, US media reported. The project would involve collecting location…
FRSC to begin clampdown on overloaded school buses
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, on Saturday ordered the field operatives of the corps to clampdown on overloaded private school vehicles plying Nigerian roads….
Facebook to invest 3m dollars in leadership community programme in Nigeria, 2 other countriesÂ
Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya are to benefit from Facebook’s newly-launched Accelerator Programme  to provide community leaders the opportunity to drive empowerment and mentorship in their areas. Kiran Yoliswa, Strategic Partner…
Coronavirus: Facebook, Google ask San Francisco staff to work from homeÂ
Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday recommended their San Francisco Bay area employees work from home to minimize the risk of spreading coronavirus. Facebook said it is “strongly…
Coronavirus: Facebook to ban misleading adsÂ
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would ban advertisements referring to any cures or prevention around the coronavirus outbreak, and those that create a sense of urgency around the situation….
Facebook to pay users for voice recordings
Facebook is offering to pay its users for personal information including recordings of their own voice, in a rare example of internet companies directly compensating people for collecting their data….
EU police chiefs support NCA’s demand for tech firms to do more on child abuse
European police chiefs have thrown their support behind British demands for technology companies to urgently transform how they operate to prevent access to child sex abuse, Britain’s National Crime Agency…
Coronavirus: Death toll now 811
China raised the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003 and raising anxiety among people preparing…
Twitter Facebook, Messenger accounts hacked
Twitter confirmed on Friday that its official social media Facebook and Messenger platform were hacked. A Twitter spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the accounts were hacked through a…
Six central banks to hold digital currency meeting in April -Nikkei
Leaders of six major central banks undertaking joint research on digital currencies are considering holding their first meeting in mid-April in Washington, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. A Bank…