LinkedIn data of over 700 million users has reportedly been exposed in a new breach. LinkedIn has a total of 756 million users, which means that the data of more than 92 percent of its users has been compromised in this new breach. The new dataset obtained by an unknown hacker is said to consist of […]
Keren Weitzberg, a researcher and educator based at University College London, and who’s currently working on a project on ID cards and biometrics in Kenya has opined that the growing mobile credit apps in Kenya are used for surveillance. According to her report “Mobile credit expands mass surveillance of ordinary Kenyans”, governments and corporations are using […]
Kenya’s giant telecommunication company Safaricom has been sued for violation of private data of over 11.5M customers. The Sh115 trillion lawsuit is now the biggest consumer suit after that of Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola was sued by Busia, Funyula area residents after one of their distributor sold them contaminated drinks that left 5 people dead. With that […]
