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It was a remarkable day for the future of cloud technology in Africa as Oracle launched the first cloud region (Cloud Data center) on African soil - In Johannesburg South Africa. This means users of cloud services especially within Africa can now be able to choose a location closer to them for hosting of their cloud resources and applications. Also regulatory requirements would be met such as the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). What is a cloud region/Data center? It is the actual, real-life geographic location where your public cloud resources are located, where your data resides physically. Some think of the cloud to be a hypothetical or intangible storage in the sky, but it is indeed a physical robust IT infrastructure consisting of server machines and high-speed network connectivity designed to provide secured access to a large number of users or subscribers. Currently, Oracle has about 39 cloud regions around the world. Google boasts of 29 regions, Amazon AWS 26 regions,...

Following recent Facebook data privacy issues, Twitter has taken proactive steps by notifying users of their current privacy settings, acknowledging the fact that current default settings allows them to share certain users' private information with business partners. Users are encouraged to turn off the sharing if not desired. This blog post will guide you through the steps to check and adjust these settings to prevent your data from being shared by Twitter. Step 1: From your Twitter mobile app main menu, go To "Settings and privacy" Step 2: Go to "Privacy and safety" Step 3: Go to "Personalization and data"  Step 4: Uncheck "Share your data with Twitter's business partners" Step 5: If you decide to disable all settings related to personal data, simply toggle the button at top right corner. If logged on via web browser simply go to Profile and settings > Privacy and Security > Personalization and ...