“Don’t Share your personal information on internet” NDPC Warns

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has warned Nigerians, especially teenagers against sharing personal information on the internet.

Babatunde Bamigboye, head, legal enforcement and regulation, NDPC, said at the closing of a summer programme organised by Teen Ambassador Foundation in Abuja on Saturday.

The summer, which began on July 24 and ended on Sept. 2, was targeted at training teenagers and youths on science technology engineering and mathematics education with Robotics.

Commission warns against sharing personal information on internet
He said his passion was to expose the kids to science technology engineering, mathematics and robotics by employing experts to engage them.

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has warned Nigerians, especially teenagers against sharing personal information on the internet.

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The summer, which began on July 24 and ended on Sept. 2, was targeted at training teenagers and youths on science technology engineering and mathematics education with Robotics.

Mr Bamigboye, who represented, the director-general of the commission, Vincent Olatunji, said Nigerians should be wary of putting all their data on the internet so as to keep people off from knowing everything about them.

He said, “at the commission, we protect data, and most of what you will need to develop apps depends on data.

“You must protect your information when you go online. It is important that this form part of our curriculum as teachers of children because they are now exposed to what adults are exposed to.”

Mr Bamigboye said he was hopeful that from the kids who attended the summer organised by Teen Ambassador, the country would have renowned innovators among them.

He commended TAF for organising such a programme to keep the children busy during the holiday, while assuring the teenagers that in 20 years from now they would remember “today and thank the organiser.”

“The world of ICT especially this robotic artificial intelligence is the world of the new oil where everyone is going towards. Now you have better opportunities than Bill Gates.”