Eye Candy: Some of @MBuhari's Administration’s Laudable Projects.

We at #IPAN thought we should remind you, refresh your memories, educate, and most importantly, brighten your day with these photos.

If this thread spoils your day, we’re very sorry. It’s never our intention.

Modern Medical Diagnostic Centre at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia (FMCU), Abia State.
The 17-storey headquarters building of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), located at Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Nnamdi Azikiwe Mausoleum (contract originally awarded in 1996, abandoned at various times, Buhari Administration revived the project in 2016, and completed it in 2018)
Rehabilitation, repair, and expansion of the runway of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Enugu State.
Enyimba City Special Economic Zone: Definitive Agreements signed between Federal Government, Abia State Government and Enyimba City Development Company Limited on December 7, 2018
The newly reconstructed Urasi River Bridge. The new bridge connects Nnewi in Anambra State to Orlu in Imo State.
Ariaria Market Electrification Project. The project brings stable and reliable electricity to all the 37,000 shops in Ariaria Market, by providing the Market with a gas-powered IPP).
Ikot Ekpene – Alaoji – Ugwuaji Switching Station and Transmission Line
The 2nd Niger Bridge
Pensions paid to Ex-Biafran Police: In 2017, the Buhari Administration paid 500 million Naira to clear pensions arrears that had not been paid since their presidential pardon in 2000
Energizing Education Programme is implemented in Fed Uni, Ebonyi and Nnamdi Azikwe Uni, Awka, Anambra. The Programme will provide these Universities with an Independent Power Plant, as well as upgrade existing distribution infrastructure, and also provide street-lighting.
Rehabilitation of 18km critical stretch of Onitsha–Awka Road (ongoing)
Rehabilitation of Sections 1 to 4 of the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway (Sukuk Bond) ongoing
Survival Fund
N-Power
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Recently, the @CNIL issued a decision regarding the GDPR compliance of an unknown French adtech company named "Vectaury". It may seem like small fry, but the decision has potential wide-ranging impacts for Google, the IAB framework, and today's adtech. It's thread time! 👇

It's all in French, but if you're up for it you can read:
• Their blog post (lacks the most interesting details):
https://t.co/PHkDcOT1hy
• Their high-level legal decision: https://t.co/hwpiEvjodt
• The full notification: https://t.co/QQB7rfynha

I've read it so you needn't!

Vectaury was collecting geolocation data in order to create profiles (eg. people who often go to this or that type of shop) so as to power ad targeting. They operate through embedded SDKs and ad bidding, making them invisible to users.

The @CNIL notes that profiling based off of geolocation presents particular risks since it reveals people's movements and habits. As risky, the processing requires consent — this will be the heart of their assessment.

Interesting point: they justify the decision in part because of how many people COULD be targeted in this way (rather than how many have — though they note that too). Because it's on a phone, and many have phones, it is considered large-scale processing no matter what.