| Sunday Folayan, MD, Skannet |
Reacting to the purported report that the ‘World’s
Most Crime-Ridden ISP Found in Nigeria’ Mr. Folayan who has decades of ISP
experience in Nigeria, advised ThisDay
in his comment to shun undue sensationalism in carrying out its journalism
practice, noting that there are several issues that confronting ISPs such as
Spectranet in Nigeria.
According to him, the difference between spam known as Unsolicited
Commercial Email (UCE) in Information Technology (IT) parlance and scam, which
connotes intent to defraud via unclaimed inheritance etc must be clearly
aligned.
He explained the possibility of sending scam via spam, but
they are not the same, just as he suspects that Spectranet, could have allowed
anonymous customer services, which Folayan described as risky in a Nigerian
environment, where identification is a tag game.
“If the end-users do not protect their computers properly,
it could be used as Spam Mules, that is, computers that help relay spam over
the Internet, giving the impression that the email origin is Nigeria,” the
expert argued.
On scam, Folayan, who is a top notch of the Internet Service
Providers Association of Nigeria (ISPAN) contended as a pity for those who
think there are big boxes stashed with cash in Nigeria, waiting for some next
of kin.
He insisted that journalism should rise above sensational
reporting, and delve into the realm of Investigative Journalism where the
journalist tries to sieve the facts from the mass of information, for the good
of the society.
As said by him, ThisDay
like reputable media organisation owe readers more accurate and informative
reporting.
Remmy Nweke/DSBNews
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