UK government drops demand for access to Apple users’ encrypted data
The UK government has decided not to pursue its request for Apple to create a backdoor into encrypted user data, following disagreements involving US officials. Tulsi Gabbard, the US Director of National Intelligence, confirmed that the UK has retracted its request for Apple to access protected encrypted information. She added on X that she worked […]
Court upholds NIBSS’ right to manage BVN database
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) has the full legal right to manage the Bank Verification Number (BVN) system in Nigeria. In his judgment, Justice James Omotosho said that NIBSS’s role is in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act and other financial […]