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CAN YOU USE A FAKE NAME ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN UGANDA ?.

#we_inform_the_uninformed . Read more in this link. Have you ever wondered if using a fake name on social media is okay? Sebana had been looking for a ‘soulmate’ for a long time. One of his friends told him that social media was where the soulmate would be waiting. So, he joined Tinder, Instagram, plus all the dating apps. On one of those apps, he found ‘Gloria-B3’, and she told him that B3 meant ‘Birungi Black Beauty’. They started dating online, and after four months, Sebana was truly in love until he met her. To his shock, it turned out to be his neighbour Akoth who had even bleached. Sebana was so disappointed because Akoth had wasted his time. He wants to know if using a fake name on social media is okay. WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? Well, the Ugandan law says that pretending to be another person(even a dead person) in order to trick someone else is a crime, called personation. For example, if you make a person believe that you are the ‘manager UCC” or Daudi when you are really Ben...

CAN YOU USE A FAKE NAME ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN UGANDA ?.

President Biden Signs Executive Order Restricting Use of Commercial Spyware.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order that restricts the use of commercial spyware by federal government agencies. The order said the spyware ecosystem "poses significant counterintelligence or security risks to the United States Government or significant risks of improper use by a foreign government or foreign person." It also seeks to ensure that the government's use of such tools is done in a manner that's "consistent with respect for the rule of law, human rights, and democratic norms and values." To that end, the order lays out the various criteria under which commercial spyware could be disqualified for use by U.S. government agencies. They include - The purchase of commercial spyware by a foreign government or person to target the U.S. government, A commercial spyware vendor that uses or discloses sensitive data obtained from the cyber surveillance tool without authorization and operates under the control of a foreign governme...

CAN YOU USE A FAKE NAME ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN UGANDA ?.

Have you ever wondered if using a fake name on social media is okay? Sebana had been looking for a ‘soulmate’ for a long time. One of his friends told him that social media was where the soulmate would be waiting. So, he joined Tinder, Instagram, plus all the dating apps. On one of those apps, he found ‘Gloria-B3’, and she told him that B3 meant ‘Birungi Black Beauty’. They started dating online, and after four months, Sebana was truly in love until he met her. To his shock, it turned out to be his neighbour Akoth who had even bleached. Sebana was so disappointed because Akoth had wasted his time. He wants to know if using a fake name on social media is okay. WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? Well, the Ugandan law says that pretending to be another person(even a dead person) in order to trick someone else is a crime, called personation. For example, if you make a person believe that you are the ‘manager UCC” or Daudi when you are really Benedicto, this is impersonation. Ho...

#KNOW_YOUR_HISTORY: AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND THEIR OLD NAMES.

#we_inform_the_uninformed . Details in this link http://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/03/knowyourhistory-african-countries-and.html Benin (Dahomey) Botswana (Bechuanaland) Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) Burundi (Rwanda-Urundi) Central African Republic (Ubangi-Shari) Congo Brazzaville (Middle Congo, French Congo) Cameroon ( German Cameroon) DR Congo (Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Léopodville, Republic of Zaire,) Djibouti (French Somaliland, Afars and Issas) Eswatini (Swaziland) Ethiopia (Damot, Abyssinia) The Gambia (Senegambia, Kaabu, British Gambia) Ghana (Gold Coast) Guinea (Conarky, French Guinea, French Guinea) Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Guinea) Kenya (British East Africa) Lesotho (Basutoland) Malawi (Nyasaland) Mali (French Sudan) Mauritius (Prins Mauritius van Nassaueiland) Morocco (Al-Maghrib) Namibia (Island Nawodo, Onawero) Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) Senegal ( Senegambia) Tanzania (Tanganyika) Uganda (Buganda) Zambia (Northern Rhodesia) Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)