Zuckerberg speaks on Facebook's role in maintaining election integrity

Zuckerberg speaks on Facebook's role in maintaining  election  integrity

On Thursday afternoon, Mark Zuckerberg went live on Facebook to discuss Facebook's role in maintaining election integrity. Zuckerberg, who had just returned to work from paternity leave, said that he hoped that Facebook would be a force for good democracy.

The company is currently working with the US Government regarding the Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Although they did not find much evidence of facebook being used by Russian groups in the beginning, they did uncover a lot later. He added that whatever evidence was found was handed over to congress. "We will continue our investigation into what happened on Facebook in this election. We may find more, and if we do, we will continue to work with the government. We are looking into foreign actors, including additional Russian groups and other former Soviet states, as well as organizations like the campaigns, to further our understanding of how they used our tools. These investigations will take some time, but we will continue our thorough review."

Facebook will also be making political advertising more transparent, in order to stop interference wherever possible. "We're going to bring Facebook to an even higher standard of transparency. Not only will you have to disclose which page paid for an ad, but we will also make it so you can visit an advertiser's page and see the ads they're currently running to any audience on Facebook. We will roll this out over the coming months, and we will work with others to create a new standard for transparency in online political ads," said Zuckerberg. Facebook will also strengthen the review process for these ads.

They also plan to increase investment in security and election integrity, and partner with election commissions across to the world and inform them of online risks in their elections. They are currently working with Germany on their upcoming elections this weekend. "In 2016, people had billions of interactions and open discussions on Facebook that may never have happened offline. Candidates had direct channels to communicate with tens of millions of citizens. Campaigns spent tens of millions organizing and advertising online to get their messages out further. And we organized "get out the vote" efforts that helped as many as 2 million people register to vote who might not have voted otherwise. Many of these dynamics were new in this election, or at much larger scale than ever before in history, and at much larger scale than the interference we've found," Mark reiterated.

But he admits that it is "a new challenge for internet communities to deal with nation states attempting to subvert elections" and stressed on Facebook's commitment to democracy.

How to Scan Documents Using Your Smartphone

How to Scan Documents Using Your Smartphone

Our smartphones have become very powerful gadgets, the computing power within them can achieve a lot if put to use in the right way. We have heard of scientists who “mine” computational power from smartphones all over the world to complete tasks but today, we’re going to be looking at one of the easiest ways to get more from your smartphone, such as scanning a document.

It’s not once I have seen someone take a picture of a document, maybe for safe keeping or to send it to someone, I have done this too and that’s how I came about Quick PDF Scanner and Cam Scanner. Most people preffer the latter from the former, they literally work the same way, but I like what I like and that’s Quick PDF Scanner and here’s how it works:

Once you fire up the application, you are met by a homescreen that will, by default, show you up to 5 previously scanned documents, that’s if you have been using the app like I have. There is a floating camera icon and that is what you should pay attention to.

Tapping it opens up a view finder that you will use to scan the document you want. The process is automatic, once you align the document to the grid lines, the lines turn from white to green and if a second or so, the image is captured and processed.

After processing, you can edit the image by changing how it looks, I recommend sticking to original or magic – if you scanned a black and white document. Next you can share the document, crop it and if you are up to it, you can use the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) feature which recognizes the text in your document and allows you to edit, but keep in mind this doesn’t always work. If you are pleased with the document, you can go ahead and save it on your phone or share it, either as a PDF, .doc file or as an image. There’s even an option to send the scan directly to a printer.

So far, Quick PDF scanner has worked perfectly for me, in good lighting and with a well printed document, the scans come out looking great. The quality of the scan is very dependent on your phone’s camera, if your camera doesn’t take great photos, no amount of magic can make it scan a document well.

So why should you use an app to scan a document instead of just taking a picture? Well, like I mentioned, dedicated scanning apps offer better quality and they get rid of the background where you had placed your document, any more questions? There’s a comment section below.

Here’s a free business idea, if you have a great camera phone and are feeling entreprenuerial, why not start a scanning business, using your phone? Oh wait, you can’t actually start that scanning business because everyone with a smartphone knows about this now, or can you?

9mobile Cheat, Trick To Start Getting #10,000 Bonus On 9mobile Everyday

9mobile Cheat, Trick To Start Getting #10,000 Bonus On 9mobile Everyday

In This post, we will be discussing on how to get up to N10,000 bonus daily for 30 days on 9Mobile network as the rebranded Etisalat Nigeria now offers series of bonuses to their esteemed subscribers.
This 9mobile bonus is available for new and existing customers. You can get up to N10,000 bonus daily for 30 days. It is tagged "super deal". (yeah, that's the name of the offer).
9mobile (formerly known as Etisalat) is a leading network provider among other Mobile Telecommunication companies in Nigeria.
They of recent present an amazing package for both new and existing 9mobile network users.
A special offer for all new and existing customers on the 9mobile network. Get up to 10 times the value of your first recharge daily
HOW DOES THIS WORK
New customers will be entitled to 10 times the value of any recharge daily for voice calls and data to all networks in the first month.
As an existing customer, you get 7 times the value of your first recharge daily for voice calls only to all networks for 30 days.

* To activate this bonus, simply dial
*819 *1#
NOTE: Voice bonus is only valid for
7 days and data bonus valid for 1 day. Existing customers must be on easystarter, easycliq, talkzone or cliqlite tariff plan.

2017 N-Power Tax Interview Update

2017 N-Power Tax Interview Update

Please read this carefully.
The Federal Government of Nigeria entered into an Asset Finance Agreement with the Bank of Industry to provide devices. Certain vendors were preapproved by the Bank of Industry to provide those devices.
As at today, some vendors have delivered their devices but Brian and Speedstar are yet to be delivered.
Now for the devices that have been delivered, a team is currently pre-loading each device with over one million resources which includes videos, textbooks and so much more.
To move the process along, we have begun to deliver devices to beneficiaries (who selected devices before March, 2017) in Lagos and Abuja.
There has however, been a hold on delivering devices to N-Agro volunteers in Lagos and Abuja.

*Lagos, because they have not completed their training with the Ministry of Agric.

*Abuja, because a huge number of N-Agro beneficiaries did NOT turn up for the training. The ones who turned up will be contacted soon.
Those who received their devices in Lagos and Abuja would have noticed that they had to go to the MTN Service Centers to collect them.
But the pace was not very fast, so it was ramped up for Rivers State.
For those collecting devices in Rivers, we ask that you be orderly, don’t rush. It is NOT a first come, first serve basis. Each device has been marked with your name. NO ONE can give your device to anyone else.
We understand some scrupulous elements have been demanding money from you to get into the venue. DO NOT PAY ANYONE.
Shipping has begun to 7 other states asides from Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt. The states will be announced once the logistics have been fully addressed.
Please understand that this is a process. Everyone will get their devices. Be patient.

All parties are working assiduously to ensure that the devices get into your hands in the shortest time possible.

Remember this Device Delivery Update is for those who selected devices before March 27th, 2017.

2017 N-Power Tax Interview Update:
For N-Tax applicants that were called by NPOWER on phone, kindly proceed to check your E-mail. If you see a massage with the subject;
“Congratulations, you have been selected!”
The body of the Body will include
“Dear N-Tax applicant, Congratulations on your successful performance at
the telephone interview.”

Reasons why your smartphone gets hot

Reasons why your smartphone gets hot

Ever had that experience where your smartphone gets so hot you think it’ll explode? You are eventually left wondering if it’s a phone issue, a battery problem, or if it’s just a sign you need to get a new device. The truth is, there are certain things that can cause that and there are things that can be done to prevent your phone from steaming up.

Here are some of the major reasons your phone gets really hot and what you can do about; Out-Dated Operating System This is one of the major reasons why your Smartphone over heats so much, let’s assume you are running an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system in 2017; where we have phones running on a 7.1 Nougat operating systems and applications such as Snapchat, Whatsapp among others are issuing app updates all the time. With such extra features, you are likely to experience your device getting hot once in awhile when you run the application. You should also know that some apps have been developed or updated to run on the latest operating system.

Several Background Apps
Another major problem with devices in this time and age is we tend to install any app that is said to be a trending, in the process, we find our devices filled with several unused apps. From my interaction with people, I have come to understand or notice that out of all the number of apps we install on our phones, we only use a handful of these installed apps leaving the rest accumulating space and background data on the phone. Ever wondered why your device memory gets filled up and gets hot unusually? Well, most people do a quick restart and it helps to a point, but the best advice would be to delete/uninstall any unwanted app to save both space and increase processing speed.

MTN, TD Mobile, Google offer Nigerians affordable smartphone

MTN, TD Mobile, Google offer Nigerians affordable smartphone

Telecoms giant, MTN and Sub-Saharan Africa’s mobile device distributor, TD Mobile, have officially unveiled the much-anticipated ICE 2 smartphone, in Lagos.
Designed for the Nigerian market, the ICE 2 smartphone is one of many devices from the stable of Freetel, Japan’s biggest smartphone brand.
The smartphone will sell for about N13,000 ($35), which is expected to increase the pace of smartphone penetration in the country.
Powered by Google’s latest Android operating system – Android 7.0, the revolutionary ICE 2 comes fully equipped with the latest software and security updates including Google Play Protect: newly-developed software, which continuously works to keep one’s device, data and apps safe. In addition, the smartphone is pre-loaded with MTN’s latest apps including MTN Music Plus.
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Massive incentives await the first 200 subscribers to get Freetel ICE 2 devices. In addition, all customers who buy the device will also enjoy double data bonus on every data bundle they buy for 3 months courtesy of MTN.
According to MTN’s Chief Marketing Officer, Rahul De, “We are excited by this partnership because our focus over the years has been on connecting millions of Nigerians to each other and the world, thus expanding access to information, entertainment and endless opportunities. The affordable and innovative ICE 2 takes us further along this journey, allowing more Nigerians make the transition to smartphones.”
Also speaking at the event, Managing Director, TD Mobile, Mrs. Gozy Ijogun, disclosed that the launch of the ICE 2 is a fitting testimony to the company’s landmark strides in making ICT products and devices accessible, affordable and usable across Africa.
“Since inception, TD Mobile has been the leading driver of smart devices penetration in the West African sub-region. The launch of the ICE 2 resonates with our mission of spear-heading a technology revolution in Africa and further shows why we have remained in the forefront of bringing the best and latest technology products to the sub-region.
Through the strategic partnerships with our massive network of operators, dealers and retailers, we are sure to see the ICE 2 Android smartphone in the hands of millions of Nigerians in no time,” she stated.

4 Online Educational Platforms That Will Be Useful For High School Kenyan Students

4 Online Educational Platforms That Will Be Useful For  High School Kenyan Students

The key to life is education and knowledge and technology has made this challenge possible each and every day. For certain more people are now educated and information is not stuck in urban areas but also spreading to rural areas and places where getting an education seems almost impossible. However these e-learning platforms have made given teachers and students a better interacting system that has enabled many to have all the material they need online.
1 .Kytabu
As long as you have mobile money then you can access this application at an affordable price. They have local teachers and the necessary curriculum material on mobile devices and gives teachers an opportunity to create learning content around the required content.This allows students to enjoy learning and can have a better teacher-student relationship.
2. Eneza Education
The whole point of Eneza was to ensure that students in rural areas could also access an education. They have a dedicated group of teachers and affordable fee for whoever who may need it.
3. eLimu center
eLimu has digitized the Kenyan national curriculum content to deliver an affordable and engaging app to primary children in Kenya.The app is diversified in a way that it can focus on on digitally rich videos, animations, and games, the app promotes cognitive thinking skills, social consciousness, and IT literacy alongside academic learning.
4. Moringa School
It has been praised as Africa’s top coding school, Moringa School is a full-time, immersive coding school in Nairobi, Kenya. After a selective admission process, 12 students out of around 200 applicants are selected to undergo a four-month intense boot-camp training to become the next generation of ‘techies’.
Throughout this period, students go through an accelerator programme to improve their technical skills, learning different programming languages such as Javascript, HTML, CSS, Ruby on Rails, Android L or UI&UX Design. In addition, presentation skills and business fundamentals are additional modules to ensure that the learners are well-equipped upon ‘graduation’ from the school. Since its creation in 2014, 100 students have already graduated and, among those, 59 per cent have reported a salary increase after the code course, averaging USD$23,000 annually.