NCC charges telecom providers to fight cybercrimes
In her address at the 52nd edition of Consumer Town Hall meeting, held at the Institute for Information Technology in Kura, Kano State, the Director, Consumer Affairs, Mrs Felicia Onwueguchalam, expressed disgust, over the alarming increase of cybercrime in the country.
Mrs Onwuegbuchalam, who was represented by her deputy, Alhaji Ismaila Adedigba, said the Commission is committed to using its various outreach programmes to embark on series of awareness campaigns, with a view to keeping consumers well informed on the risks associated with being in line, enlightening them on the safety measures to be taken once they use connected devices, as simple as feature phone, smartphones and other more sophisticated internet-enabled devises.
She said: ”The Commission has embarked on various initiatives to increase access to the internet to Nigerians for positive engagements, we are nevertheless, conscious of dishonest individuals, who are bent on using the internet for illegal activities.” ”Since we started organizing these events some years back, we have treated different thematic topics, which have produced key resolutions that have been communicated to service providers for implementation.
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