By Victor Ajiromanus Founder of CheckMyPeople Limited, Chudi Obiofuma, said the firm has introduced online community policing to address the absence of background information on prospective domestic employees. Nigerians kick against NIMC over fee attached to National ID card(Opens in a new browser tab) He said the development became necessary following the rising cases of domestic crimes committed by those employed to work in homes. Consequently, Obiofuma urged Nigerians to carry out background checks before hiring domestic workers for their homes. This admonition was given at the public unveiling of its Identity Verification Services (IVS). Obiofuma identified one of the greatest risks households in Nigeria face today as dependence on unknown and unverified persons for domestic services. He further said getting vital information about prospective employees can save them from from death, physical and psychological injuries. NLC will pay for waking me up with petrol laden … [Read more...] about ‘Online community policing created to fight domestic crimes’
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We’ve long heard Australian retail is doomed, but the reality isn’t that simple
Email By business reporter Daniel Ziffer Posted March 01, 2018 06:23:23 Photo: We have long heard predictions of traditional retailing's demise — but it hasn't happened yet. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts) Related Story: Why China is tuning in to live streams from Aussie shops Map: Australia Some of Australia's biggest shopping brands — JB Hi-Fi, Coles and Woolworths — have opened the cash registers to reveal massive profits.But hold on: what happened to predictions of an online shopping wipe-out? It turns out it's more complicated than you might have first thought. The recent reporting season, when major companies unveil how much they earned and spent in the financial year to December, has seen big retailers do well. At the same time, the world's largest online retailer, Amazon, has opened in Australia.Chinese giants Alibaba and JD.com have local sites and offices too, although they're only taking goods out of Australia at this stage.Kate Morris, the CEO of … [Read more...] about We’ve long heard Australian retail is doomed, but the reality isn’t that simple
How to setup an online presence for your business
By Bhavin Turakhia In this digital age that we live in, it is absolutely essential for your business to have an online presence as that's where the audience is. It does not matter which industry you operate in, your business is bound to have an online presence whether you're consciously doing something about it or not. However, in today's times it is best that you do. Simple steps like tracking and monitoring the activities will help you improve your online presence which will positively impact how customers and prospects perceive your business. This will also help you increase your sales in the long run. If you are a startup or an SME, you may have a preconceived notion of having an online presence is of importance to you. But it is imperative to understand that, having an online presence is fundamental in helping your startup or SME business take off. According to search engine Google, 97% of customers use the web to search for local businesses, and the services that they offer. If … [Read more...] about How to setup an online presence for your business
9 Simple Tweaks to Speed Up Firefox Immediately
Advertisement Nearly all web browsers have similar speeds when actually browsing the web, so “speed” actually comes down to the performance and how you use the program. Whether you’re already a Firefox user or switching from Chrome to Firefox, this guide will tell you how to speed it up.We’ll be sticking to the latest stable version of Firefox for this one. While Firefox on Android has some cool features too, this article focuses on the desktop browser.You should obviously use the latest and greatest version of Firefox. We believe it’s the best browser for Linux and has enough in it to be your favorite on Windows or macOS.Download: Mozilla Firefox for Windows | macOS | Linux (Free)1. Enable Hardware AccelerationThe new Firefox Quantum can take advantage of your computer’s GPU to load pages faster and play online videos more smoothly. But for quite a few computers, this isn’t enabled by default. So check that first. Go to … [Read more...] about 9 Simple Tweaks to Speed Up Firefox Immediately
How the Tories won the online election: pick a line, ignore the facts and repeat
It was boomers, not bots, who won it for the Tories. For the whole election campaign we were on the lookout for what the academics call “computational propaganda”, what the platforms call “co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour” and what the media increasingly calls, rightly or wrongly, Russian bots. But every time we found something odd, closer inspection would reveal that the best explanation was the wonderful diversity of human experience, or, more prosaically, older voters whose desire to engage in political activism outweighed their technical literacy. In the last few days of the general election campaign, for instance, we saw accusations of a misinformation campaign aimed at smearing the family of a sick four-year-old by saying they had staged a photo of him lying on a hospital floor. This gave way to the realisation that there was no real campaign, per se; just a made-up claim posted to Facebook, shared by thousands who wanted it to be true, and … [Read more...] about How the Tories won the online election: pick a line, ignore the facts and repeat
10 Quick Firefox Tweaks to Maximize Your Online Privacy
Advertisement From Facebook scandals to schools spying on their students through webcams, it seems as if threats to your privacy are everywhere online. But there are some simple steps you can take to stop companies from harvesting your data when you use the Firefox browser.Today we’ll show you how to make Firefox more private by installing privacy-enhancing extensions and changing a few simple settings.1. Install the Facebook Container ExtensionFacebook may be a popular site, but it has a terrible reputation when it comes to privacy. Facebook tracks you across the internet Facebook Is Tracking You! Here's How to Stop It Facebook Is Tracking You! Here's How to Stop It Many entities are tracking your internet activity, including social media sites like Facebook. Here's what you need to know. Read More , recording data about which sites you visit and what type of content you engage with.If you want to keep using Facebook but avoid the tracking, you can use the Facebook … [Read more...] about 10 Quick Firefox Tweaks to Maximize Your Online Privacy