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Our Phones are Giving Us Away

"Our digital footprints continue to power a multi-billion-dollar data economy."

Farida Adamu
Nov 30, 2019
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Data Privacy

Two years ago, sick and broke, I was in need of a soft loan. I called and texted a couple of people but couldn’t get any help. Then I logged into Facebook and the first thing I saw was an advert by a Nigerian fintech company offering a loan without collateral. Magic moment!

I got the loan within an hour, after filling out some personal and financial info…

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