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FaceApp, the chart-topping Russian-made which allows users to see how they will look as they age, found itself in the eye of a political storm in the U.S. on Wednesday, with one senator urging an FBI investigation into its “national security and privacy risks”. In a report by AFP has it that a celebrity favourite, the app deploys artificial intelligence to modify users’ photos, adding wrinkles or subtracting years from their faces. But, on Wednesday, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sounded the alarm over FaceApp’s Russian developer, calling for the FBI and the consumer protection agency FTC to “look into the national security and privacy risks” connected to the application. “FaceApp’s location in Russia raises questions regarding how and when the company provides access to the data of U.S. citizens to third parties, including potentially foreign governments,” the New York senator said in a letter to the FBI. “It would be deeply troubling if the sensitive person...

Although FaceApp has been around since 2014 , it had its minute of glory in 2017 thanks to a function that allowed users to apply filters to emulate different ethnic groups. FaceApp lets users turn moody faces to merry ones , see what they would look like grey haired and grizzled , and turn back the hands of time , among other things. It is an app built only to please those who really want a new way to play roulette with their own face . However, since its launch, FaceApp hasn ’t been without controversy and we list the prominent ones below so that they can guide you in your use of the app . Privacy A major concern of yours should be the access you grant the app to your data. Like many other apps on your phone , it is not clear what happens to all the data you give it and it is believed that the company’ s privacy policy leaves a fair amount of wriggle room . FaceApp’s privacy policy. reads : “ When you use our Service, our servers automatically record certain log fi...

Huawei’s 5G Smart Core Network Solution has won the “Best 5G Core Network Technology” award 2019 at the 5G Global Summit held in London. The company's 5G smart core network is based on native cloud, connection + edge computing technologies. It is the first core network in the industry that truly supports 2G/3G/4G/5G NSA/5G SA deep integration. It supports software-based three-layer decoupling, stateless design, cross-DC deployment, micro-service, grayscale upgrade, and other key technologies. Based on a distributed architecture with transfer separation, the core supports one-stop user-side plug and plays, scheduling heterogeneous on demand. It also supports edge computing for fast integration with third-party applications. Huawei said it has obtained a total of 46 5G commercial contracts worldwide as of June 2019 and has carried out a series of cross-industry cooperation in the fields of smart grid, VR/AR, car networking, telemedicine, and intelligent manufacturing. In...

The commission's Executive Commissioner for Stakeholder Management, Mr. Sunday Dare, said this in Abuja at an interactive session with newsmen. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the country is ready for the 5G bandwidth network for faster and efficient internet services. This is as the commission said it will soon audit the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to determine their level of compliance with the regulation on the registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The commission’s Executive Commissioner for Stakeholder Management, Mr. Sunday Dare, said this in Abuja at an interactive session with newsmen. He said the NCC had been preparing the country for it by bringing together critical stakeholders to examine the legal, regulatory and technology issues, apart from developing a roadmap. “We have opened up consultations on spectrum for drones, etc. We are proactively leading discussions on the development of new technologies. This does...

Vodacom Business Nigeria, recently organised the second  annual Inter-School Robotics Training Workshop for students across nine Lagos secondary schools, saying it was to reiterate its commitment to ensuring that Nigeria keeps pace with the evolution of telecommunications technologies. Managing Director for Vodacom Business Nigeria, Wale Odeyemi said: “As an organisation, our aim is to help empower the next generation with relevant technical skills in order to drive positive change in the Nigerian economy through the use of communications technologies. “As the world progresses further into the fourth industrial revolution, there has never been a better time to infuse some much needed STEM training in the education sector through such initiatives as the annual Inter-School Robotics Training initiative. This initiative further demonstrates Vodacom’s support for education at the grassroots level to encourage  budding  aspiring youths who are interested in participating in th...