WHO issues guidelines for contested breast implants

PARIS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) intervened for the first time in the roiling global scandal over faulty breast implants, urging women with the devices to seek medical advice if they have any concerns.

“Persons with PIP or M-Implant prostheses should consult their doctor or surgeon if they suspect rupture, have pain or inflammation or any other concerns,” UN’s health agency said, referring to the brands implicated in the controversy.

“Affected persons and physicians should take note of their national health authority recommendations and act accordingly,” it said in a “Global Alert and Response” statement issued on its website.

Around 300,000 women in 65 countries are believed to have received implants made by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), a now-defunct manufacturer in southern France, although some figures are much higher.

France, Germany and the Czech Republic have recommended that the devices be removed as a precaution but Britain has said it will not follow suit.

The prostheses were withdrawn from the European market in 2010 after France’s health watchdog discovered they were made from sub-standard, industrial-grade gel.

The WHO said data about adverse events from the implants was sketchy and hoped for stronger reporting of episodes in order to get a clearer picture.

“While the rupture rate of PIP prostheses was observed to be higher than expected in France, rates reported by other national authorities vary,” it noted. AGENCIES

Greece: blasts outside Swiss, Russian embassies

Greek police have said that they have detonated a suspicious package outside the Bulgarian embassy in Athens after blasts outside Parliament and at the Swiss Embassy. No injuries or damage were reported from Tuesday’s three small explosions. Police say far-left domestic groups are suspected.
On Monday, four mail bomb failed to reach their targets – French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the embassies of Mexico, the Netherlands and Belgium. Two Greek men were arrested on suspicion of plotting the attacks.
The bombs were found after one of the devices exploded at a delivery service in central Athens, lightly wounding a worker at the delivery company.

Bomb wounds five personnel in Khyber agency

Staff Report

KHYBER AGENCY: Five security personnel were injured by a remote controlled bomb in district Bara of Khyber agency, said sources Wednesday.

According to sources, a convoy of security forces was targeted by a remote controlled bomb at Spin Qabar in district Bara.

Five security personnel were seriously injured in the attack – they have been shifted to Peshawar.

Security forces have cordoned off the area after the incident and started a search operation.

On the other hand, security forces arrested 35 suspects during a search operation in Shalobar. Suicide jacket, eight vehicles, a satellite phone and other devices were also found. SAMAA

UAE: BlackBerry phones could threaten security

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The United Arab Emirates’ telecommunition watchdog says BlackBerry smartphones are a potential threat to the country’s national security and it is seeking changes in how the devices operate.

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What Kind of Jail are Stock Iphones in

What Kind of Jail are Stock Iphones in, There are times when I see fellow iPhone owners who have decided leak from their devices and feel a little envious. There are things you can do with their phones that I own a “reserve” the iPhone can not.

They immobilization, custom background screens, file managers, background applications, screen lock players. Many of the limitations that Apple places on the devices are gone, if you’re willing to jailbreak your iPhone, which allows unauthorized code to be installed and run.

But there is a price to pay for everything, and Jailbroken iPhone owners are discovering the cost of freedom. Malware and exploits for these phones are starting to move.

A worm targeting jail broken iPhones was discovered last week, apparently creating a 21-year-old from Australia. Worked on Jailbroken phones where the user had not changed the default root password for SSH access, an application that lets you securely connect to another computer.

He wore a smart load, placing a photo of the 1980’s singer Rick Astley and Home screen background with the words “ikee will never give up.” Yes, the worm first iPhone Rickrolls their victims.

But now, another piece of malware has found it much more dangerous. Intego, which makes security software, said on his blog that Mac security is a program that allows a hacker to retrieve personal information from a jail-broken iPhone:

When connected to a jail-broken iPhone, this tool allows the hacker to silently copy a treasure trove of user data from an iPhone in danger: e-mail, contacts, SMS messages, calendar, photos, music files, videos and as the data recorded by any application for the iPhone. Unlike ikee worm, which signals its presence by the change of wallpaper of the iPhone, this hacker tool gives no indication that has invaded an iPhone.

Hackers are using this tool is installed on a computer – Mac, PC, Unix or Linux – leave the job. Analyzes network access, and when it finds a jailbroken iPhone, you break it, then steals data and records it.

This hacker tool could be easily installed, for example, on a computer display in a retail store, which could then analyze all the iPhones that pass within his network. Or a hacker could sit in an internet cafe and let your exploration team all iPhones that come within range of WiFi network in search of data. Hackers could even install this tool on their own iPhones, and use it to search for Jailbroken phones as they go about their daily business.

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What Kind of Jail are Stock Iphones in was first posted on November 15, 2009 at 9:40 am.