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May 13, 2011

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Apple: We 'must have' comprehensive user location data on you

Security researchers unveiled this week that Apple's iPhone was actively logging the whereabouts of users, storing location data into an easily assessible file on the device. But it's not just iPhone s that are keeping track of their users. Apple's iPhone 3G , iPhone 3G S, the iPhone 4, and iPad models are also keeping track of consumers whereabouts. Mac computers running Snow Leopard and even Windows computers running Safari 5 are being watched. The question is why? Read more: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/137432/20110423/apple-we-must-have-comprehensive-user-location-data-on-you.htm#ixzz1KZFXElFC

Outbreak is new form of E. coli

It can cause the deadly complication - haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS) - affecting the blood and kidneys. More than 1,500 people have been infected and 18 have died: 17 in Germany and one in Sweden. Seven people in the UK have the infection, including three British nationals. They are all thought to have contracted it in Germany. The World Health Organization said the variant had "never been seen in an outbreak situation before." Scientists at the Beijing Genomics Institute in China are also reported as saying the new form was "highly infectious and toxic". The Health Protection Agency said it was likely to be a new variant of the rare strain O104 - possibly with a newly acquired ability to infect large numbers of people. More @ BBC

SCO military chiefs meet in Shanghai on defense, security

The military chiefs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) agreed in Shanghai on Monday to strengthen defense cooperation. The military chiefs gathered in Shanghai on Monday afternoon for the first meeting of its kind in SCO's history to review SCO cooperation in defense and security and exchange views on the international and regional situation. Chen Bingde, chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, chaired the meeting. He acknowledged the successful results achieved by SCO member states in defense and security, as made evident by increased mutual trust between military leaders, improved laws and regulations, and effective joint anti-terrorism exercises. "The SCO member states have made an important contribution to lasting peace and common prosperity in the region," Chen said. All SCO member states should work together to achieve mutual security and address common challenges, Chen said, calling on the armed forces in thes...

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