October 19, 2015
Peter Singhatey
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Education, Facebook, Gambia, Hacking, NSA, People & Society, peter singhateh, Peter Singhatey
Facebook has announced it will send a notification to users if it believes that suspected attackers working in behalf of a nation-state have compromised their accounts. The company believes these attacks are more dangerous and advanced than others.
Source: Facebook Will Now Notify You If It Thinks Your Account Is Being Hacked By The NSA : PERSONAL TECH : Tech Times
Facebook has incorporated a feature that its users do not really want to see in action: a notification that will alert them if the company believes that suspected attackers working in the interest of a nation-state have gained unauthorized access to their accounts.
A blog post has been shared by Facebook on Oct. 16, saying the protection of its users accounts is more important than anything else, which is why it continuously monitors malevolent activities and provides a multitude of options to safeguard user accounts.
“While we have always taken steps to secure accounts that we believe to have been compromised, we decided to show this additional warning if we have a strong suspicion that an attack could be government-sponsored,” says Alex Stamos, chief security officer at Facebook.
October 15, 2015
Peter Singhatey
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Culture, Low pay, People & Society, peter singhateh, Peter Singhatey, restaurant workers, Tipping, Tipping is wrong
For decades, tips have been the excuse not to pay restaurant workers even a minimum wage.
Source: Why Tipping Is Wrong – The New York Times
BERKELEY, Calif. — THE announcement on Wednesday by the New York restaurateur Danny Meyer that he was eliminating tipping at his restaurants shows that he understands the impact tipping really has: It has created a two-tiered wage system with deep social and economic consequences for millions.
Mr. Meyer’s move to establish a transparent, fair salary for his staff is laudable, and I hope it will help set a new standard for the industry. But to achieve change across the restaurant business nationwide, we need reform to the law that has created a lower minimum wage for tipped workers…
October 15, 2015
Peter Singhatey
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Africa, Carcasses, cyanide poisoning, Education, Elephants, Forest Rangers, peter singhateh, Peter Singhatey, Poachers, Zimbabwe
Park rangers in Zimbabwe have discovered the bodies of 26 elephants who died of cyanide poisoning. The discovery comes a week after poachers killed 14 elephants using the same method.
Source: Forest rangers discover 26 elephant carcasses in Zimbabwe | News | DW.COM | 14.10.2015
Park rangers in Zimbabwe have discovered the bodies of 26 elephants who died of cyanide poisoning. The discovery comes a week after poachers killed 14 elephants using the same method…
October 15, 2015
Peter Singhatey
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Africa, Education, peter singhateh, Peter Singhatey, Poaching, Rhinos
Sky News gains rare access to a rapid response team fighting poachers in South Africa’s largest national park.
Source: Exclusive: Inside Battle Against Rhino Poaching
The latest official figures on rhino deaths are extremely disappointing. Despite all the increased efforts and extra money being used to fight the rhino wars, the number of rhinos poached is up by nearly 30% in the Kruger National Park.
But the teams on the frontline insist they are winning.
“We will not give up. We will win this war,” pilot Jaco Mol said, as we flew through the sprawling two million hectares which make up the national park.
Pilot Mol flies one of two new “Squirrel” helicopters now part of the park’s armoury against the poachers.
October 11, 2015
Peter Singhatey
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Africa, Development, Education, Eutelsat, Facebook, peter singhateh, Peter Singhatey
Source: Facebook targeting 14 African countries with satellite internet initiative, says Eutelsat CEO – – RFI
The head of French satellite company Eutelsat has told RFI that its partnership with Facebook to improve internet access will target 14 African countries. Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen said on Thursday that the initiative will partner with local providers to roll out satellite connectivity making the internet more accessible.
Eutelsat expects the system to be operational by the end of 2016, according to de Rosen. It will be made available in 14 countries: Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Ethiopia.
October 8, 2015
Peter Singhatey
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Africa, Armed Conflict, Blood Diamonds, Kimberly Process, peter singhateh, Peter Singhatey
A program involving more than 80 countries to stem the flow of diamonds trafficked by armed movements is succeeding in stopping the revenue from sales of the gems being used to stoke violence, World Diamond Council President Edward Asscher said.
Source: World Diamond Body Rejects Report Trafficking Is Fueling War – Bloomberg Business
A program involving more than 80 countries to stem the flow of diamonds trafficked by armed movements is succeeding in stopping the revenue from sales of the gems being used to stoke violence, World Diamond Council President Edward Asscher said. The 12-year-old Kimberley Process has taken “more than 99 percent” of so-called conflict diamonds off the market, Asscher said in an interview from Vienna on Monday. He rejected a report by London-based Amnesty International last month that said diamond trafficking was helping to fuel violence in the Central African Republic. “The diamond council gladly re-invites Amnesty to participate and join us and the civil society coalition looking into aspects of CAR and the whole Kimberley Process,” he said. Bloomberg…
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