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Limiting travel, controlling mosquitoes reduces Zika risk

July 14, 2016 Srijitacontrolling, Limiting, mosquitoes, reduces, Risk, travel, Zika

Zika virus, dengue fever and chikungunya virus are increasingly common in the Caribbean Basin and Latin Americ… Read More To limit mosquito-borne illnesses, including the Zika virus, plan travel carefully, take personal protective measures, and control mosquitoes in and around the home, experts recommend. In most adults, Zika produces no symptoms or only mild symptoms like fever and rash. But children of women infected in pregnancy may be born with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, which can be linked to seizures, intellectual disability, hearing loss or vision problems, and has…

FBI Trick for Breaking Into iPhone Likely to Leak, Limiting Its Use

April 4, 2016 SrijitaBreaking, FBI, for, Into, iPhone, Its, Leak, Likely, Limiting, to, Trick, Use

The FBI’s method for breaking into a locked iPhone 5c is unlikely to stay secret for long, according to senior Apple Inc engineers and outside experts. Once it is exposed, Apple should be able to plug the encryption hole, comforting iPhone users worried that losing physical possession of their devices will leave them vulnerable to hackers. When Apple does fix the flaw, it is expected to announce it to customers and thereby extend the rare public battle over security holes, a debate that typically rages out of public view. The…