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How criminals use Facebook to commit crime

London, Dec 20 (ANI): Think giving out basic personal information on Facebook is harmless? You might need to rethink, as a reformed burglar has given details on how a criminal can use your user account as a tool for committing a crime. "The information people give out on Facebook, when linked up with other information freely available on the internet, is an absolute -goldmine for criminals," the Daily Mail quoted Michael Fraser, a reformed burglar who presents the BBC's 'Beat The Burglar' programme, as saying. "One year, you might have a party and give out your address. A while later, you might tell everyone that it is your 30th birthday. "So, if you've accepted me as a friend of a friend, I know your name, your address and your birth date.
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Surgeons offer safety tips for carving pumpkins

EDMOND — Doctors Houshang Seradge and Joel Frazier, hand surgeons with Oklahoma City’s Orthopedic Institute, are offering safety tips for the upcoming pumpkin-carving season. “Every fall there are serious hand and finger injuries that occur as a result of carving Halloween pumpkins,” Seradge said. “These injuries are seen in both children and adults,” Frazier said. To prevent hand injuries Seradge and Frazier recommend the following: Carve in a safe area. Choose a dry, well lit, clean area to carve in. Wash and dry all tools that you will use to carve your pumpkin, the cutting area and your hands. Moisture can cause slipping that can lead to injuries. ...

Chilean mine safety under scrutiny

Chile's president says the mine that trapped 33 workers will close forever, and is vowing to create safer conditions for those in the country's biggest industry. Officials at the copper and gold mine that partially collapsed in August, stranding the miners, will be forced to answer why it was allowed to operate at all. President Sebastian Pinera seemed unequivocal after Wednesday's rescue about the fate of the San Jose mine.

How Serious Is the European Terror Alert?

How frightened should American travelers be following the State Department's alert on "the potential for terrorist attacks in Europe?" The answer: The worries are serious, but the threat may be less dire than headlines suggest. In Paris, military and police patrols today appeared more sporadic than during past periods of high alert, when checkpoints dotted thoroughfares in the city center and at tourist meccas like the Louvre museum and the Champs Elysees. French counterterrorist troops were deployed at the Eiffel Tower, cited last week as a potential target, but in lesser numbers than during earlier high-alert periods, such as the spate of bombings in the mid-1990s by an Algerian Islamist group. In much of the Metro system, little extra police presence was visible. ...

Massive Fisher Price Recall: More Than 10M Toys

More than 10 million children's toys have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the toys' manufacturer Fisher Price, the CPSC announced today. The toy giant has recalled toys -- including tricycles and play places -- citing potential dangers from falling onto certain protruding parts and choking hazards from small parts.

U.S. launches a drill to test international cybersecurity

Washington (CNN) -- It's only a drill and no computers will be harmed in testing now underway to check whether governments, private industry, and other computer infrastructure could handle a major cyberspace attack. The drill, called "Cyberstorm III," is staged as a worldwide event and "is beyond the capability of any one government agency to respond to," said Phillip Reitinger, a deputy undersecretary in the Department of Homeland Security, the sponsoring agency.

Lab Tech's Suicide Raises Terror Concerns Over Easy Access to Cyanide

A Northeastern University lab tech’s suspected suicide by cyanide -- 30 miles away from campus -- is raising public safety fears over easy access to deadly chemicals days after the ninth anniversary of 9/11. The 30-year-old NU lab tech -- identified by the school as Emily Staupe -- was found dead early yesterday morning in her Milford bedroom along with what initial tests show was a plastic bag filled with crystallized cyanide, according to Milford and state police. Neil Livingstone, a Washington, D.C., terrorism expert, said Staupe’s apparent method of suicide shines a light on the problem of lax security at universities across the country.

Higher Safety Standards For Banks -- Eventually

That big finance bill that passed Congress this summer left some key questions unanswered. Perhaps most important: How much money to banks have to hold in reserve as a safety cushion? Yesterday, the answer to that question got a lot clearer. Top bank regulators from around the world agreed to a new set of rules that — eventually — will raise requirements for banks' safety cushions. The rules were hammered out in Basel, Switzerland, and are known as Basel III.
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