The Western world offers a diverse and robust landscape of educational educational opportunities, attracting students from across the globe. From prestigious universities to specialized vocational schools, understanding the options available is the first step towards achieving your academic and career goals. This article serves as a guide to help you navigate this complex system and find the perfect fit for your aspirations. Higher Education: A Foundation for Success Universities and colleges in countries like the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Europe provide a wide array of undergraduate and graduate programs. Degrees range from highly theoretical fields like philosophy and physics to practical disciplines like engineering and medicine. Choosing the right program involves carefully considering your interests, aptitudes, and long-term career objectives. Researching different universities, their specializations, faculty expertise, and research o...
Installing a launcher is one of the easiest ways to customize an Android phone. But are they safe? Here's what you need to know about launchers.
Third-party Android launchers are one of the most exciting parts of
using an Android device. They provide a colorful and intuitive way of
using your phone as well as an escape from your smartphone's default
look and feel.
But it's not just about appearance, launchers can radically change
your all-around Android experience. From making navigation much easier
to giving you access to very useful day-to-day features, there are a lot
of things third-party launchers have to offer.
However, despite all the good they have to offer, using third-party
launchers sometimes comes at a price. So is it safe to use third-party
launchers on your Android phone?
Security and Privacy Concerns
Using any third-party app on your Android phone is a privacy risk. Once an app has permission to access certain files and perform certain actions on your device, there are a lot of things that could go wrong.
An app developer can choose to be malicious if they want and there's very little your Android OS can do to stop it. Gallery apps can steal your private pictures and keyboard apps can steal your passwords and credit card information.
Keyboard apps can get your passwords because they have permission to monitor everything you type. Similarly, your gallery app has permission to access all your media files. Unfortunately, the risk of having your pictures or password stolen pales in comparison to the risk associated with using a malicious third-party launcher.
Because of the nature of Android launchers, they can have permission to take wide-reaching actions that can compromise all your phone data. By utilizing a series of add-ons that you'll typically be asked to download, launchers have permission to do just about anything on your device.
They can access your files, read your SMS, make calls, and access your notifications, including those from your social media conversations. This problem could even be more serious if you're using less secure, older versions of Android.
But that's not all. A lot of third-party launchers typically rope users into downloading potentially intrusive add-ons like keyboard and notification panels. While this might not seem suspicious at first, add-ons like keyboards can give launchers even much deeper access to your personal information.
So what's the way out? Should you stop using third-party launchers?
Third-Party Launchers You Can Trust
Going back to the question, are third-party launchers safe to use? Yes, as long as you stick to reputable and open-source options. While using a third-party launcher is undoubtedly a risk, some launcher apps have passed public scrutiny and are safe to use. Some good open-source launchers to consider include Kiss Launcher, Zen Launcher, Olauncher, and Emerald Launcher. With an open-source launcher, it is very hard for a developer to slip malicious actions into a launcher app without being flagged by other developers.
Similarly, launchers like Microsoft Launcher, Nova Launcher, Apex Launcher, and Smart Launcher are from reputable vendors that are generally considered safe. If you're a minimalist, we've previously put together some selected minimalist android launchers you can try out. Be Cautious of Third-Party Android Launchers
With the level of access they typically have on your smartphone, falling victim to malicious launchers can be very devastating. While you'll find a lot of free launchers that offer enticing features, it's very important to stick with those you can trust.
Avoid launchers that look like a hasty clone of any popular premium launcher and pay extra attention to the developer that makes them. Take some time to check out the "Developer contact" section of the launcher's play store page and avoid launchers that are not on the Play Store as much as possible.
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12 Ways To Make Money Through Blog There is nothing better than making money from your passion, earning money doing what you love the most. As a blogger, I do love to write and if I get paid for it there is no better feeling than that. So without wasting your time lets talk about how you can make money from your blog? If you are new to blogging and don’t know much about it but want to more you can also check out How to Start A Profitable Blog in 2020(guide for new bloggers) 1. AdSense Surely the primary way to make money from your blog is AdSense. So many people already know what is it. Those who don’t, it is basically an ad campaign run by Google in which you allow Google to show ads on your website or youtube channel, and in return you make money. Once you start getting a sufficient amount of audience on your platform you can apply for Adsense and once approved you are ready to make money. There are so many ads programs also you can choose from other than Google Adsense. 2. Affi...
South Africa has temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in Nigeria following reprisal attacks by Nigerians triggered by xenophobic violence in South Africa. Between Sunday and Wednesday, mobs looted and destroyed shops, many of them foreign-owned, in South Africa's commercial hub, Johannesburg. Nigeria's government has been outspoken in its condemnation of the violence. Police say the unrest has subsided and more than 420 arrests have been made. South Africa's Foreign Minister, Naledi Pandor, called the violence an embarrassment for her country. "Our government regrets all violence against foreign-owned stores or Africans from other countries who are resident in South Africa," she was quoted as saying by national broadcaster SABC. South Africa: How common are xenophobic attacks? Live updates on this and other African stories Letter from Africa: Nigerian anger over South African xenophobia Xenophobia in South Africa: 'We Nigerians are not a...
THE USE OF LINEAR PROGRAMMING IN SOLVING BUSINESS PROBLEMS Applications of linear programming for solving business problems: 1. Production Management: LP is applied for determining the optimal allocation of such re¬sources as materials, machines, manpower, etc. by a firm. It is used to determine the optimal product- mix of the firm to maximize its revenue. It is also used for product smoothing and assembly line balancing. 2. Personnel Management: LP technique enables the personnel manager to solve problems relating to recruitment, selection, training, and deployment of manpower to different departments of the firm. It is also used to determine the minimum number of employees required in various shifts to meet production schedule within a time schedule. 3. Inventory Management: A firm is faced with the problem of inventory management of raw materials and finished products. The objective function in inventory management is to minimize inven¬tory cost and the constraints are space and...
Countries and Their Cultures Countries and Their Cultures Ma-Ni Culture of Nigeria Nigeria Culture Name Nigerian Orientation Identification. Though there is archaeological evidence that societies have been living in Nigeria for more than twenty-five hundred years, the borders of modern Nigeria were not created until the British consolidated their colonial power over the area in 1914. The name Nigeria was suggested by British journalist Flora Shaw in the 1890s. She referred to the area as Nigeria, after the Niger River, which dominates much of the country's landscape. The word niger is Latin for black. More than 250 ethnic tribes call present-day Nigeria home. The three largest and most dominant ethnic groups are the Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo (pronounced ee-bo). Other smaller groups include the Fulani, Ijaw, Kanuri, Ibibio, Tiv, and Edo. Prior to their conquest by Europeans, these ethnic groups had separate and independent histories. Their grouping together into a s...
Gathering shuddersome evidence is increasingly painting a picture of a deliberate pogrom at involved centers in the December military massacre in Nigeria’s Zaria. The 1000+ massacre has been described as the worst single-event atrocious event in Nigeria and perhaps the world since 911, second only to the Baga 2500 Boko Haram genocide of January the same 2015. A video released by the “academic unit” of the Islamic movement has hard-to-watch footage of the army patiently surrounding the Husainiyyah Baqiyatullah Islamic center’s entire perimeter. In the 22 minute video, soldiers who are not taking fire are seen being carefully positioned in combat formation every 3 meters along the entire hundreds of meters perimetry. This arrangement is to ensure that “no one leaves alive.” The hundreds of deployed soldiers are all put to lie down and point their barrels at the Islamic center. What could prompt such battle-mode arrangement ahead of the pogrom is left to be imagined. Even when Jesu...
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