Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: Concerns Over Facebook Stream Importer for Google+ Abound

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An application that allows Firefox and Chrome users to view Facebook stream data within Google+ is popular, but may put users at a security risk due to issues with the coding.

Google+Facebook, developed by Israeli developer Crossrider, lets users see Facebook streams and update Facebook statuses from within the Google+ platform. The extension has thus far proved popular: according to company execs, there have been over 100,000 downloads in just one week.

Unfortunately, the code may be insecure. Crossrider CEO Koby Menachemi admitted himself that the application was written in less than a day, and so “the product is not perfect.” Taking this fact into consideration, it’s not impossible that Crossrider’s coders may have missed something.

Questions about Google+Facebook’s possible security issues were raised over the weekend, when Reddit user RogueDarkJedi posted comments on a story promoting the app. In the comments, RogueDarkJedi alleges that Google+Facebook “acts like malware,” and says it’s a “security vulnerability waiting to happen.”

What’s in question is the app’s behavior. Google+Facebook must download an external JavaScript file at every launch, in order for it to work. Mozilla has frowned upon this practice, as it puts all users of an app using such a system at risk in the event that the server hosting the script is compromised.

The app also does a number of other seemingly unscrupulous things, such as changing search preferences to a site controlled by Crossrider and appending a signature to e-mail messages sent on certain webmail providers. Uninstalling the app reportedly does not remove many of the changes Google+Facebook makes.

“So should you trust these guys? In my opinion, [expletive deleted] no. Do NOT install this, it does more harm than anything. Stay the hell away,” RogueDarkJedi wrote in the comment.

The post caught the attention of Crossrider, who responded to a Lifehacker post about the application, in which Lifehacker recommended its readers not install the app. Cofounder and CTO Shmueli Ahdut shot back, saying the way Google+Facebook auto-updates is “at the edge of extension-technology today,” and that no changes are made without the user’s permission.

RogueDarkJedi updated his post saying that the company was not being honest with its users, and that its code was still sloppy: “Stop lying to your users and to Reddit. Clean up your code, issue an apology, tell your users what they are getting into and secure your platform.”

In any case, if you have downloaded the app, it may be a good idea to uninstall it for now. Personally, I think the whole point this Reddit commenter makes about the application constantly going back to Crossrider’s servers for that JavaScript file is very valid.

All it takes is AntiSec one time to hack into Crossrider’s servers and mess with that JavaScript file. Soon your computer could be doing a lot more than just putting your Facebook stream on Google+. With 100,000+ users, it’s certainly an easy (and attractive) target.

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Altlantic International Partnership Headlines: Jailbreak artists exploit unpatched Apple iPhone, iPad bugs

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Computerworld – Developers today said they used a pair of unpatched vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS to “jailbreak” the iPhone and iPad, including the first-ever hack of the iPad 2.

Some security experts immediately said the unfixed flaw — and the fact it’s essentially been released into the wild for miscreants to exploit — posed a danger to iPhone and iPad owners.
“If they exploited the same vulnerability in a copy-cat maneuver, cybercriminals could create booby-trapped webpages that could — if visited by an unsuspecting iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad owner — run code on visiting devices,” warned Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant with U.K.-based Sophos, in a blog post.
“All eyes now turn to Apple to see how quickly it can secure its users,” said Cluley. “Leaving asecurity hole like this open is simply inviting malicious hackers to exploit it.”
“Jailbreaking” refers to hacking iOS to allow an iPhone or iPad to install software not sanctioned by Apple and not distributed through its official App Store channel.
To jailbreak an iOS device, users must visit the JailbreakMe website with an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running the current version of iOS, then install JailbreakMe 3.0.
The hack was released by a team led by someone identified only as “comex,” and is the latest in a string of exploits that have circumvented Apple’s App Store-only model, including one issued by the same group last August, just weeks after Apple rolled out iOS 4.
Ten days after JailbreakMe 2.0′s 2010 debut, Apple patched the two vulnerabilities used by comex.
Charlie Miller, the only person to win prizes four years running at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, and a principal research consultant for Denver-based Accuvant, said it was likely Apple would react quickly to the newest jailbreak.
“This one is a remote code executable vulnerability,” said Miller of one of the two bugs exploited by JailbreakMe 3.0. “Apple will probably patch this in a couple of weeks at the most.”
Like Cluley, Miller was concerned by the bugs and exploits. “They’re certainly a threat, and would be easy to make malicious,” he said.
Miller also noted that because comex released a patch for the vulnerabilities at the same time as JailbreakMe 3.0, the situation wasn’t serious. “For anyone worried about security, they can jailbreak their iPhone and then apply the patch,” Miller said.
Comex published the fix, dubbed “PDF Patcher 2,” on the Cydia app store, a popular site for downloading applications that run only on jailbroken iOS devices.
“Due to the nature of iOS, this patch can only be installed on a jailbroken device,” said comex in a short FAQ on JailbreakMe. “Until Apple releases an update, jailbreaking will ironically be the best way to remain secure.”

Altlantic International Partnership Headlines: Leaked HP Memo Tackles TouchPad Shortcomings

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Hewlett-Packard is taking mixed reviews for its new TouchPad tablet with webOS pretty seriously, going by a leaked internal memo from the head of HP’s Palm Global Business Unit to staff that declares it will be “a marathon not a sprint” to fix the initial shortcomings of the device.
John Rubenstein, senior vice president and general manager of HP’s Palm unit, sent the memo on July 1, the day the TouchPad was officially released in the U.S. It was apparently leaked by an anonymous tipster to Pre Central, a specialist tech website covering HP’s mobile business.
While the memo cites The New York Times reviewer David Pogue’s opinion that the TouchPad shows “signs of greatness,” Rubenstein also concedes that Pogue and other “reviewers rightly note things we need to improve about the webOS experience.”
That’s a tacit admission that the TouchPad has a long way to go in areas like app availability and user friendliness before it lives up to one HP executive’s pre-release boast that the tablet would take on Apple’s market-dominating iPad and “become better than number one.”
PCMag’s Lead Analyst for Audio and Video Timothy Gideon didn’t disagree with Rubenstein’s assessment (reprinted below), offering up the “general feeling that the good outweighs the bad with the TouchPad.” Our full review of the tablet offers much the same sentiment.
Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard is planning to follow up on its Wi-Fi-only, 16GB and 32GB TouchPads with a “white glossy” model due out in August that sports a more powerful processor and 64GB of internal storage, as well as a 32GB TouchPad with support for AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ network in the same August timeframe, according to leaked HP product roadmap slides, also published this week by Pre Central.
Here’s the leaked internal email:
“Team,
“Today we bring the HP TouchPad and webOS 3.0 to the world. The HP team has achieved something extraordinary—especially when you consider that it’s been just one year since our work on the TouchPad began in earnest. Today also marks the start of a new era for HP as our vision for connected mobility begins to take form—an ecosystem of services, applications and devices connected seamlessly by webOS.
“If you’ve seen the recent TouchPad reviews you know that the industry understands HP’s vision and sees the same potential in webOS as we do. David Pogue from The New York Timessays, “[T]here are signs of greatness here.” … You’ve also seen that reviewers rightly note things we need to improve about the webOS experience. The good news is that most of the issues they cite are already known to us and will be addressed in short order by over-the-air software and app catalog updates. We still have work to do to make webOS the platform we know it can be, but remember—it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
“In that spirit, Richard Kerris, head of worldwide developer relations for webOS, reminded me yesterday of the first reviews for a product introduced a little over ten years ago:
“…overall the software is sluggish”
“…there are no quality apps to use, so it won’t last”
“…it’s just not making sense…”
“It’s hard to believe these statements described MacOS X—a platform that would go on to change the landscape of Silicon Valley in ways that no one could have imagined.
“The similarities to our situation are obvious, but there’s also a big difference. Like David Pogue, our audiences get that webOS has the potential for greatness. And like me, they know that your hard work and passion, and the power of HP’s commitment to webOS, will turn that potential into the real thing.”

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: DOJ approves Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype

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Microsoft’s takeover of VoIP operator Skype has cleared one regulatory hurdle: the Justice Department has tacitly approved the deal.
The U.S. Department of Justice has tacitly approved Microsoft’s recently-announced plan to acquire VoIP operator Skype, granting “early termination” to its review of the proposed takeover. The early termination action essentially means that the Justice Department found no reason to believe the acquisition would harm competition or negatively impact consumers.
Last month, Microsoft announced plans to pay some $8.5 billion to take over Skype—the deal values Skype at more than three times the amount equity firm Silver Lake paid for Skype when the operation was spun out of eBay back in 2009. Although Microsoft seems bullish on the idea—and apparently brought founder Bill Gates back into the loop to seal the deal—market watchers are wondering exactly how Microsoft will leverage Skype. Although Skype is by far the dominant player in VoIP communications, the company hasn’t so far hasn’t found a good way to turn its service into a solid revenue stream. Skype does charge for calling services to and from landlines and mobile phones, but since day one many of its users have opted for free Skype-to-Skype communications.
Microsoft so far has announced only non-specific plans to expand the existing Skype brand, and operate Skype as a separate division within the company. Industry watchers have speculated Microsoft will integrate Skype with the company’s digital advertising and business conferencing offerings.
[Correction: The original version of this article said the Federal Trade Commission had approved the acquisition; this was a misunderstanding based on the FTC processing the early termination listing on behalf of the Justice Department.]

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: DOJ approves Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype

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Microsoft’s takeover of VoIP operator Skype has cleared one regulatory hurdle: the Justice Department has tacitly approved the deal.
The U.S. Department of Justice has tacitly approved Microsoft’s recently-announced plan to acquire VoIP operator Skype, granting “early termination” to its review of the proposed takeover. The early termination action essentially means that the Justice Department found no reason to believe the acquisition would harm competition or negatively impact consumers.
Last month, Microsoft announced plans to pay some $8.5 billion to take over Skype—the deal values Skype at more than three times the amount equity firm Silver Lake paid for Skype when the operation was spun out of eBay back in 2009. Although Microsoft seems bullish on the idea—and apparently brought founder Bill Gates back into the loop to seal the deal—market watchers are wondering exactly how Microsoft will leverage Skype. Although Skype is by far the dominant player in VoIP communications, the company hasn’t so far hasn’t found a good way to turn its service into a solid revenue stream. Skype does charge for calling services to and from landlines and mobile phones, but since day one many of its users have opted for free Skype-to-Skype communications.
Microsoft so far has announced only non-specific plans to expand the existing Skype brand, and operate Skype as a separate division within the company. Industry watchers have speculated Microsoft will integrate Skype with the company’s digital advertising and business conferencing offerings.
[Correction: The original version of this article said the Federal Trade Commission had approved the acquisition; this was a misunderstanding based on the FTC processing the early termination listing on behalf of the Justice Department.]

Altlantic International Partnership Headlines: Leaked HP Memo Tackles TouchPad Shortcomings

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Hewlett-Packard is taking mixed reviews for its new TouchPad tablet with webOS pretty seriously, going by a leaked internal memo from the head of HP’s Palm Global Business Unit to staff that declares it will be “a marathon not a sprint” to fix the initial shortcomings of the device.
John Rubenstein, senior vice president and general manager of HP’s Palm unit, sent the memo on July 1, the day the TouchPad was officially released in the U.S. It was apparently leaked by an anonymous tipster to Pre Central, a specialist tech website covering HP’s mobile business.
While the memo cites The New York Times reviewer David Pogue’s opinion that the TouchPad shows “signs of greatness,” Rubenstein also concedes that Pogue and other “reviewers rightly note things we need to improve about the webOS experience.”
That’s a tacit admission that the TouchPad has a long way to go in areas like app availability and user friendliness before it lives up to one HP executive’s pre-release boast that the tablet would take on Apple’s market-dominating iPad and “become better than number one.”
PCMag’s Lead Analyst for Audio and Video Timothy Gideon didn’t disagree with Rubenstein’s assessment (reprinted below), offering up the “general feeling that the good outweighs the bad with the TouchPad.” Our full review of the tablet offers much the same sentiment.
Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard is planning to follow up on its Wi-Fi-only, 16GB and 32GB TouchPads with a “white glossy” model due out in August that sports a more powerful processor and 64GB of internal storage, as well as a 32GB TouchPad with support for AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ network in the same August timeframe, according to leaked HP product roadmap slides, also published this week by Pre Central.
Here’s the leaked internal email:
“Team,
“Today we bring the HP TouchPad and webOS 3.0 to the world. The HP team has achieved something extraordinary—especially when you consider that it’s been just one year since our work on the TouchPad began in earnest. Today also marks the start of a new era for HP as our vision for connected mobility begins to take form—an ecosystem of services, applications and devices connected seamlessly by webOS.
“If you’ve seen the recent TouchPad reviews you know that the industry understands HP’s vision and sees the same potential in webOS as we do. David Pogue from The New York Timessays, “[T]here are signs of greatness here.” … You’ve also seen that reviewers rightly note things we need to improve about the webOS experience. The good news is that most of the issues they cite are already known to us and will be addressed in short order by over-the-air software and app catalog updates. We still have work to do to make webOS the platform we know it can be, but remember—it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
“In that spirit, Richard Kerris, head of worldwide developer relations for webOS, reminded me yesterday of the first reviews for a product introduced a little over ten years ago:
“…overall the software is sluggish”
“…there are no quality apps to use, so it won’t last”
“…it’s just not making sense…”
“It’s hard to believe these statements described MacOS X—a platform that would go on to change the landscape of Silicon Valley in ways that no one could have imagined.
“The similarities to our situation are obvious, but there’s also a big difference. Like David Pogue, our audiences get that webOS has the potential for greatness. And like me, they know that your hard work and passion, and the power of HP’s commitment to webOS, will turn that potential into the real thing.”

Altlantic International Partnership Headlines: Leaked HP Memo Tackles TouchPad Shortcomings

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Hewlett-Packard is taking mixed reviews for its new TouchPad tablet with webOS pretty seriously, going by a leaked internal memo from the head of HP’s Palm Global Business Unit to staff that declares it will be “a marathon not a sprint” to fix the initial shortcomings of the device.
John Rubenstein, senior vice president and general manager of HP’s Palm unit, sent the memo on July 1, the day the TouchPad was officially released in the U.S. It was apparently leaked by an anonymous tipster to Pre Central, a specialist tech website covering HP’s mobile business.
While the memo cites The New York Times reviewer David Pogue’s opinion that the TouchPad shows “signs of greatness,” Rubenstein also concedes that Pogue and other “reviewers rightly note things we need to improve about the webOS experience.”
That’s a tacit admission that the TouchPad has a long way to go in areas like app availability and user friendliness before it lives up to one HP executive’s pre-release boast that the tablet would take on Apple’s market-dominating iPad and “become better than number one.”
PCMag’s Lead Analyst for Audio and Video Timothy Gideon didn’t disagree with Rubenstein’s assessment (reprinted below), offering up the “general feeling that the good outweighs the bad with the TouchPad.” Our full review of the tablet offers much the same sentiment.
Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard is planning to follow up on its Wi-Fi-only, 16GB and 32GB TouchPads with a “white glossy” model due out in August that sports a more powerful processor and 64GB of internal storage, as well as a 32GB TouchPad with support for AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ network in the same August timeframe, according to leaked HP product roadmap slides, also published this week by Pre Central.
Here’s the leaked internal email:
“Team,
“Today we bring the HP TouchPad and webOS 3.0 to the world. The HP team has achieved something extraordinary—especially when you consider that it’s been just one year since our work on the TouchPad began in earnest. Today also marks the start of a new era for HP as our vision for connected mobility begins to take form—an ecosystem of services, applications and devices connected seamlessly by webOS.
“If you’ve seen the recent TouchPad reviews you know that the industry understands HP’s vision and sees the same potential in webOS as we do. David Pogue from The New York Timessays, “[T]here are signs of greatness here.” … You’ve also seen that reviewers rightly note things we need to improve about the webOS experience. The good news is that most of the issues they cite are already known to us and will be addressed in short order by over-the-air software and app catalog updates. We still have work to do to make webOS the platform we know it can be, but remember—it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
“In that spirit, Richard Kerris, head of worldwide developer relations for webOS, reminded me yesterday of the first reviews for a product introduced a little over ten years ago:
“…overall the software is sluggish”
“…there are no quality apps to use, so it won’t last”
“…it’s just not making sense…”
“It’s hard to believe these statements described MacOS X—a platform that would go on to change the landscape of Silicon Valley in ways that no one could have imagined.
“The similarities to our situation are obvious, but there’s also a big difference. Like David Pogue, our audiences get that webOS has the potential for greatness. And like me, they know that your hard work and passion, and the power of HP’s commitment to webOS, will turn that potential into the real thing.”

Altlantic International Partnership Headlines: Leaked HP Memo Tackles TouchPad Shortcomings

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Hewlett-Packard is taking mixed reviews for its new TouchPad tablet with webOS pretty seriously, going by a leaked internal memo from the head of HP’s Palm Global Business Unit to staff that declares it will be “a marathon not a sprint” to fix the initial shortcomings of the device.
John Rubenstein, senior vice president and general manager of HP’s Palm unit, sent the memo on July 1, the day the TouchPad was officially released in the U.S. It was apparently leaked by an anonymous tipster to Pre Central, a specialist tech website covering HP’s mobile business.
While the memo cites The New York Times reviewer David Pogue’s opinion that the TouchPad shows “signs of greatness,” Rubenstein also concedes that Pogue and other “reviewers rightly note things we need to improve about the webOS experience.”
That’s a tacit admission that the TouchPad has a long way to go in areas like app availability and user friendliness before it lives up to one HP executive’s pre-release boast that the tablet would take on Apple’s market-dominating iPad and “become better than number one.”
PCMag’s Lead Analyst for Audio and Video Timothy Gideon didn’t disagree with Rubenstein’s assessment (reprinted below), offering up the “general feeling that the good outweighs the bad with the TouchPad.” Our full review of the tablet offers much the same sentiment.
Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard is planning to follow up on its Wi-Fi-only, 16GB and 32GB TouchPads with a “white glossy” model due out in August that sports a more powerful processor and 64GB of internal storage, as well as a 32GB TouchPad with support for AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ network in the same August timeframe, according to leaked HP product roadmap slides, also published this week by Pre Central.
Here’s the leaked internal email:
“Team,
“Today we bring the HP TouchPad and webOS 3.0 to the world. The HP team has achieved something extraordinary—especially when you consider that it’s been just one year since our work on the TouchPad began in earnest. Today also marks the start of a new era for HP as our vision for connected mobility begins to take form—an ecosystem of services, applications and devices connected seamlessly by webOS.
“If you’ve seen the recent TouchPad reviews you know that the industry understands HP’s vision and sees the same potential in webOS as we do. David Pogue from The New York Timessays, “[T]here are signs of greatness here.” … You’ve also seen that reviewers rightly note things we need to improve about the webOS experience. The good news is that most of the issues they cite are already known to us and will be addressed in short order by over-the-air software and app catalog updates. We still have work to do to make webOS the platform we know it can be, but remember—it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
“In that spirit, Richard Kerris, head of worldwide developer relations for webOS, reminded me yesterday of the first reviews for a product introduced a little over ten years ago:
“…overall the software is sluggish”
“…there are no quality apps to use, so it won’t last”
“…it’s just not making sense…”
“It’s hard to believe these statements described MacOS X—a platform that would go on to change the landscape of Silicon Valley in ways that no one could have imagined.
“The similarities to our situation are obvious, but there’s also a big difference. Like David Pogue, our audiences get that webOS has the potential for greatness. And like me, they know that your hard work and passion, and the power of HP’s commitment to webOS, will turn that potential into the real thing.”

Altlantic International Partnership Headlines: Jailbreak artists exploit unpatched Apple iPhone, iPad bugs

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Computerworld – Developers today said they used a pair of unpatched vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS to “jailbreak” the iPhone and iPad, including the first-ever hack of the iPad 2.

Some security experts immediately said the unfixed flaw — and the fact it’s essentially been released into the wild for miscreants to exploit — posed a danger to iPhone and iPad owners.
“If they exploited the same vulnerability in a copy-cat maneuver, cybercriminals could create booby-trapped webpages that could — if visited by an unsuspecting iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad owner — run code on visiting devices,” warned Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant with U.K.-based Sophos, in a blog post.
“All eyes now turn to Apple to see how quickly it can secure its users,” said Cluley. “Leaving asecurity hole like this open is simply inviting malicious hackers to exploit it.”
“Jailbreaking” refers to hacking iOS to allow an iPhone or iPad to install software not sanctioned by Apple and not distributed through its official App Store channel.
To jailbreak an iOS device, users must visit the JailbreakMe website with an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running the current version of iOS, then install JailbreakMe 3.0.
The hack was released by a team led by someone identified only as “comex,” and is the latest in a string of exploits that have circumvented Apple’s App Store-only model, including one issued by the same group last August, just weeks after Apple rolled out iOS 4.
Ten days after JailbreakMe 2.0′s 2010 debut, Apple patched the two vulnerabilities used by comex.
Charlie Miller, the only person to win prizes four years running at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, and a principal research consultant for Denver-based Accuvant, said it was likely Apple would react quickly to the newest jailbreak.
“This one is a remote code executable vulnerability,” said Miller of one of the two bugs exploited by JailbreakMe 3.0. “Apple will probably patch this in a couple of weeks at the most.”
Like Cluley, Miller was concerned by the bugs and exploits. “They’re certainly a threat, and would be easy to make malicious,” he said.
Miller also noted that because comex released a patch for the vulnerabilities at the same time as JailbreakMe 3.0, the situation wasn’t serious. “For anyone worried about security, they can jailbreak their iPhone and then apply the patch,” Miller said.
Comex published the fix, dubbed “PDF Patcher 2,” on the Cydia app store, a popular site for downloading applications that run only on jailbroken iOS devices.
“Due to the nature of iOS, this patch can only be installed on a jailbroken device,” said comex in a short FAQ on JailbreakMe. “Until Apple releases an update, jailbreaking will ironically be the best way to remain secure.”

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: DOJ approves Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype

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Microsoft’s takeover of VoIP operator Skype has cleared one regulatory hurdle: the Justice Department has tacitly approved the deal.
The U.S. Department of Justice has tacitly approved Microsoft’s recently-announced plan to acquire VoIP operator Skype, granting “early termination” to its review of the proposed takeover. The early termination action essentially means that the Justice Department found no reason to believe the acquisition would harm competition or negatively impact consumers.
Last month, Microsoft announced plans to pay some $8.5 billion to take over Skype—the deal values Skype at more than three times the amount equity firm Silver Lake paid for Skype when the operation was spun out of eBay back in 2009. Although Microsoft seems bullish on the idea—and apparently brought founder Bill Gates back into the loop to seal the deal—market watchers are wondering exactly how Microsoft will leverage Skype. Although Skype is by far the dominant player in VoIP communications, the company hasn’t so far hasn’t found a good way to turn its service into a solid revenue stream. Skype does charge for calling services to and from landlines and mobile phones, but since day one many of its users have opted for free Skype-to-Skype communications.
Microsoft so far has announced only non-specific plans to expand the existing Skype brand, and operate Skype as a separate division within the company. Industry watchers have speculated Microsoft will integrate Skype with the company’s digital advertising and business conferencing offerings.
[Correction: The original version of this article said the Federal Trade Commission had approved the acquisition; this was a misunderstanding based on the FTC processing the early termination listing on behalf of the Justice Department.]

Altlantic International Partnership Headlines: Leaked HP Memo Tackles TouchPad Shortcomings

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Hewlett-Packard is taking mixed reviews for its new TouchPad tablet with webOS pretty seriously, going by a leaked internal memo from the head of HP’s Palm Global Business Unit to staff that declares it will be “a marathon not a sprint” to fix the initial shortcomings of the device.
John Rubenstein, senior vice president and general manager of HP’s Palm unit, sent the memo on July 1, the day the TouchPad was officially released in the U.S. It was apparently leaked by an anonymous tipster to Pre Central, a specialist tech website covering HP’s mobile business.
While the memo cites The New York Times reviewer David Pogue’s opinion that the TouchPad shows “signs of greatness,” Rubenstein also concedes that Pogue and other “reviewers rightly note things we need to improve about the webOS experience.”
That’s a tacit admission that the TouchPad has a long way to go in areas like app availability and user friendliness before it lives up to one HP executive’s pre-release boast that the tablet would take on Apple’s market-dominating iPad and “become better than number one.”
PCMag’s Lead Analyst for Audio and Video Timothy Gideon didn’t disagree with Rubenstein’s assessment (reprinted below), offering up the “general feeling that the good outweighs the bad with the TouchPad.” Our full review of the tablet offers much the same sentiment.
Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard is planning to follow up on its Wi-Fi-only, 16GB and 32GB TouchPads with a “white glossy” model due out in August that sports a more powerful processor and 64GB of internal storage, as well as a 32GB TouchPad with support for AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ network in the same August timeframe, according to leaked HP product roadmap slides, also published this week by Pre Central.
Here’s the leaked internal email:
“Team,
“Today we bring the HP TouchPad and webOS 3.0 to the world. The HP team has achieved something extraordinary—especially when you consider that it’s been just one year since our work on the TouchPad began in earnest. Today also marks the start of a new era for HP as our vision for connected mobility begins to take form—an ecosystem of services, applications and devices connected seamlessly by webOS.
“If you’ve seen the recent TouchPad reviews you know that the industry understands HP’s vision and sees the same potential in webOS as we do. David Pogue from The New York Timessays, “[T]here are signs of greatness here.” … You’ve also seen that reviewers rightly note things we need to improve about the webOS experience. The good news is that most of the issues they cite are already known to us and will be addressed in short order by over-the-air software and app catalog updates. We still have work to do to make webOS the platform we know it can be, but remember—it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
“In that spirit, Richard Kerris, head of worldwide developer relations for webOS, reminded me yesterday of the first reviews for a product introduced a little over ten years ago:
“…overall the software is sluggish”
“…there are no quality apps to use, so it won’t last”
“…it’s just not making sense…”
“It’s hard to believe these statements described MacOS X—a platform that would go on to change the landscape of Silicon Valley in ways that no one could have imagined.
“The similarities to our situation are obvious, but there’s also a big difference. Like David Pogue, our audiences get that webOS has the potential for greatness. And like me, they know that your hard work and passion, and the power of HP’s commitment to webOS, will turn that potential into the real thing.”

Altlantic International Partnership Headlines: Merkel Says Debt Crisis Can’t Be Resolved in Single Step at July 21 Summit

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe’s fiscal crisis can’t be solved in one go, damping expectations that government leaders may resolve the region’s debt woes at a July 21 summit.
“There won’t be one spectacular step” this week, Merkel told reporters in Hanover, Germany, today. “It’s entirely about creating a controlled, composed process of gradual steps and measures.”
Merkel’s comments come as European officials struggle to agree on measures to fight a crisis that is spreading from Greece and today sparked a jump in Spanish financing costs after a treasury bill auction. Policy makers are split on how to prod investors into financing a new Greek bailout package and whether the 17-nation euro area should issue eurobonds to help debt- laden nations tap markets.
The euro rose 0.5 percent to $1.4177 at 4:01 p.m. in Berlin, from $1.4112 yesterday, after earlier rising 0.7 percent. The yield on 10-year German government bonds, the region’s benchmark, increased six basis points to 2.71 percent.
“I don’t expect European leaders to reach a decision this week,” said David Kohl, deputy chief economist at Julius Baer Group in Frankfurt. “They’ll continue to fight over whether to include bondholders or not. Still, a Greek debt restructuring wouldn’t be a solution to the problem.”

Second EU Summit

European Union leaders plan to meet for the second time in a month on July 21 in Brussels, aiming to break a deadlock over a new Greek rescue that has spooked investors. There are no current plans for euro region finance ministers to convene as a group before the leaders’ summit, said an EU official, who declined to be identified because preparations for the meeting are ongoing.
Spanish and Italian bond yields surged yesterday, piling pressure on officials to end the turmoil. Spain and Greece sold 6.08 billion euros ($8.6 billion) of bills today. The Treasury in Madrid said it sold 3.79 billion euros of 12-month bills at an average yield of 3.702 percent, compared with 2.695 percent the last time the securities were sold on June 14.
Merkel said the euro region’s problems must be solved “from the core,” which means reducing debt and increasing competitiveness.

Governments Squabble

Europe’s debt crisis has worsened this month as EU governments squabble with each other and with the European Central Bank about what to do. ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said July 10 that Europe is at the “epicenter” of a debt crisis that concerns the entire developed world and urged the euro area to do the “maximum” in terms of governance reforms.
Merkel’s comments came after Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter said EU leaders would seek a “comprehensive solution” to Greece’s debt crisis and stop the contagion threat at their summit. She told reporters in Vienna today the European Financial Stability Facility probably needs “more flexibility” and that Greece may need longer repayment times for its rescue loans.
EU leaders have a “menu of options,” Francois Perol, head of the French Banking Federation, told reporters today in Paris. “Some might be interested by forms of buyback, others by renewal formulas,” he said, declining to give further details.

Greek Yields Surge

Yields on Spanish and Italian 10-year and Greek two-year bonds hit euro-era records yesterday. Spanish 10-year yields fell 15 basis points to 6.17 percent as of 11:09 a.m. in Rome, narrowing the spread over German bunds to 346 basis points. Greek two-year yields surged 113 basis points to 37.10 percent, while Italy’s 10-year bond yield dropped 23 basis points to 5.74 percent.
Some finance ministers have started to zero in on eurobonds as part of the fix for a crisis that has ricocheted through the euro region for more than 18 months and is now threatening to engulf two of its biggest members. While jointly issuing bonds with Germany may help debt-laden nations tap markets at lower interest rates, it could also raise borrowing costs for Europe’s largest economy.
The European Affairs spokesman for Merkel’s Bavarian Christian Social Union ally in parliament, Thomas Silberhorn, said joint euro region bond sales would “overstretch solidarity” between the region’s members as they would force donor countries such as Germany to accept liability for the debts of all other members.

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: DOJ approves Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype

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Microsoft’s takeover of VoIP operator Skype has cleared one regulatory hurdle: the Justice Department has tacitly approved the deal.
The U.S. Department of Justice has tacitly approved Microsoft’s recently-announced plan to acquire VoIP operator Skype, granting “early termination” to its review of the proposed takeover. The early termination action essentially means that the Justice Department found no reason to believe the acquisition would harm competition or negatively impact consumers.
Last month, Microsoft announced plans to pay some $8.5 billion to take over Skype—the deal values Skype at more than three times the amount equity firm Silver Lake paid for Skype when the operation was spun out of eBay back in 2009. Although Microsoft seems bullish on the idea—and apparently brought founder Bill Gates back into the loop to seal the deal—market watchers are wondering exactly how Microsoft will leverage Skype. Although Skype is by far the dominant player in VoIP communications, the company hasn’t so far hasn’t found a good way to turn its service into a solid revenue stream. Skype does charge for calling services to and from landlines and mobile phones, but since day one many of its users have opted for free Skype-to-Skype communications.
Microsoft so far has announced only non-specific plans to expand the existing Skype brand, and operate Skype as a separate division within the company. Industry watchers have speculated Microsoft will integrate Skype with the company’s digital advertising and business conferencing offerings.
[Correction: The original version of this article said the Federal Trade Commission had approved the acquisition; this was a misunderstanding based on the FTC processing the early termination listing on behalf of the Justice Department.]

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: Will arrests slow down Anonymous, LulzSec?

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The continuing arrests of alleged members of the Anonymous and LulzSec hacking groups suggests that either the hackers are not as clever as they want us all to believe, or that law enforcement is getting better at catching them.
(The third option of course is that law enforcement is catching all the wrong people, but we won’t know that for some time.)
Last week, police in the U.K. arrested Jake Davis, an 18-year old who is allegedly ‘Topiary,’ one of the leaders of LulzSec and the chief spokesman for the group.
Davis was charged Monday in connection with attacks against the News International’s newspaper websites, the U.K.’s Serious Organized Crime Agency and Britain’s National Health Service. He was freed on bail today by a British judge.
It’s entirely possible that the police have the wrong man. It would certainly not be the first time.
However, police claim they have found lots of incriminating evidence on a computer seized from Davis’ home. The computer allegedly contains details of numerous pre-paid cards in false names, names and passwords of 750,000 random people, and drafts of a fake news story about media baron Rupert Murdoch’s death (used in the attacks against News International).
Davis’ arrest builds on a recent string of similar successes for law enforcement in Europe and in the U.S. In June, British police charged Ryan Cleary, a 19-year old believed linked to LulzSec, with using a botnet to bring down the website of the Serious Organized Crime Agency.
Less than two weeks ago the FBI arrested 14 alleged members of Anonymousin a series of early morning raids in cities around the country. All 14 have been charged in connection with a series of distributed denial of service attacks against PayPal last December. If convicted on all charges, each one faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.
The arrests suggest that those who got caught were either brazen or careless about the way they went about launching their attacks. Clearly, none of them appear to have been particularly good at concealing their tracks. And there’s no telling how many of them left incriminating evidence openly sitting on their computers for law enforcement to sift through, just like Davis reportedly did.
For their part, the FBI and their law enforcement counterparts in Europe appear to be working in more coordinated fashion than usual to track down members of Anonymous and LulzSec. It’s very likely that the computers and other information seized from the recent arrests will lead to more arrests in the coming weeks and months. Their big challenge of course will be to make the charges actually stick.
It’s too soon to say what impact the arrests will have on the activities of LulzSec and Anonymous. Both groups have recently rallied a lot of supporters to their brand of hactivist activity and it’s likely that the arrests are only going to spur more attacks.
In fact, soon after the FBI arrests of a couple of weeks ago, the two groups released a defiant statement vowing to carry on their attacks and daring law enforcement to catch them. “Arresting people won’t stop us, FBI,” Lulzsec had said in a Twitter message after the arrests.
“We will only cease fire when you all wear shoes on your heads. That’s the only way this is ending.”
Clearly, for the moment at least, the FBI and others seem to be intent on scripting their own ending.

Altlantic International Partnership Headlines: Jailbreak artists exploit unpatched Apple iPhone, iPad bugs

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Computerworld – Developers today said they used a pair of unpatched vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS to “jailbreak” the iPhone and iPad, including the first-ever hack of the iPad 2.

Some security experts immediately said the unfixed flaw — and the fact it’s essentially been released into the wild for miscreants to exploit — posed a danger to iPhone and iPad owners.
“If they exploited the same vulnerability in a copy-cat maneuver, cybercriminals could create booby-trapped webpages that could — if visited by an unsuspecting iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad owner — run code on visiting devices,” warned Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant with U.K.-based Sophos, in a blog post.
“All eyes now turn to Apple to see how quickly it can secure its users,” said Cluley. “Leaving asecurity hole like this open is simply inviting malicious hackers to exploit it.”
“Jailbreaking” refers to hacking iOS to allow an iPhone or iPad to install software not sanctioned by Apple and not distributed through its official App Store channel.
To jailbreak an iOS device, users must visit the JailbreakMe website with an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running the current version of iOS, then install JailbreakMe 3.0.
The hack was released by a team led by someone identified only as “comex,” and is the latest in a string of exploits that have circumvented Apple’s App Store-only model, including one issued by the same group last August, just weeks after Apple rolled out iOS 4.
Ten days after JailbreakMe 2.0′s 2010 debut, Apple patched the two vulnerabilities used by comex.
Charlie Miller, the only person to win prizes four years running at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, and a principal research consultant for Denver-based Accuvant, said it was likely Apple would react quickly to the newest jailbreak.
“This one is a remote code executable vulnerability,” said Miller of one of the two bugs exploited by JailbreakMe 3.0. “Apple will probably patch this in a couple of weeks at the most.”
Like Cluley, Miller was concerned by the bugs and exploits. “They’re certainly a threat, and would be easy to make malicious,” he said.
Miller also noted that because comex released a patch for the vulnerabilities at the same time as JailbreakMe 3.0, the situation wasn’t serious. “For anyone worried about security, they can jailbreak their iPhone and then apply the patch,” Miller said.
Comex published the fix, dubbed “PDF Patcher 2,” on the Cydia app store, a popular site for downloading applications that run only on jailbroken iOS devices.
“Due to the nature of iOS, this patch can only be installed on a jailbroken device,” said comex in a short FAQ on JailbreakMe. “Until Apple releases an update, jailbreaking will ironically be the best way to remain secure.”

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: Will arrests slow down Anonymous, LulzSec?

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The continuing arrests of alleged members of the Anonymous and LulzSec hacking groups suggests that either the hackers are not as clever as they want us all to believe, or that law enforcement is getting better at catching them.
(The third option of course is that law enforcement is catching all the wrong people, but we won’t know that for some time.)
Last week, police in the U.K. arrested Jake Davis, an 18-year old who is allegedly ‘Topiary,’ one of the leaders of LulzSec and the chief spokesman for the group.
Davis was charged Monday in connection with attacks against the News International’s newspaper websites, the U.K.’s Serious Organized Crime Agency and Britain’s National Health Service. He was freed on bail today by a British judge.
It’s entirely possible that the police have the wrong man. It would certainly not be the first time.
However, police claim they have found lots of incriminating evidence on a computer seized from Davis’ home. The computer allegedly contains details of numerous pre-paid cards in false names, names and passwords of 750,000 random people, and drafts of a fake news story about media baron Rupert Murdoch’s death (used in the attacks against News International).
Davis’ arrest builds on a recent string of similar successes for law enforcement in Europe and in the U.S. In June, British police charged Ryan Cleary, a 19-year old believed linked to LulzSec, with using a botnet to bring down the website of the Serious Organized Crime Agency.
Less than two weeks ago the FBI arrested 14 alleged members of Anonymousin a series of early morning raids in cities around the country. All 14 have been charged in connection with a series of distributed denial of service attacks against PayPal last December. If convicted on all charges, each one faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.
The arrests suggest that those who got caught were either brazen or careless about the way they went about launching their attacks. Clearly, none of them appear to have been particularly good at concealing their tracks. And there’s no telling how many of them left incriminating evidence openly sitting on their computers for law enforcement to sift through, just like Davis reportedly did.
For their part, the FBI and their law enforcement counterparts in Europe appear to be working in more coordinated fashion than usual to track down members of Anonymous and LulzSec. It’s very likely that the computers and other information seized from the recent arrests will lead to more arrests in the coming weeks and months. Their big challenge of course will be to make the charges actually stick.
It’s too soon to say what impact the arrests will have on the activities of LulzSec and Anonymous. Both groups have recently rallied a lot of supporters to their brand of hactivist activity and it’s likely that the arrests are only going to spur more attacks.
In fact, soon after the FBI arrests of a couple of weeks ago, the two groups released a defiant statement vowing to carry on their attacks and daring law enforcement to catch them. “Arresting people won’t stop us, FBI,” Lulzsec had said in a Twitter message after the arrests.
“We will only cease fire when you all wear shoes on your heads. That’s the only way this is ending.”
Clearly, for the moment at least, the FBI and others seem to be intent on scripting their own ending.

Altlantic International Partnership Headlines: Jailbreak artists exploit unpatched Apple iPhone, iPad bugs

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Computerworld – Developers today said they used a pair of unpatched vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS to “jailbreak” the iPhone and iPad, including the first-ever hack of the iPad 2.

Some security experts immediately said the unfixed flaw — and the fact it’s essentially been released into the wild for miscreants to exploit — posed a danger to iPhone and iPad owners.
“If they exploited the same vulnerability in a copy-cat maneuver, cybercriminals could create booby-trapped webpages that could — if visited by an unsuspecting iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad owner — run code on visiting devices,” warned Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant with U.K.-based Sophos, in a blog post.
“All eyes now turn to Apple to see how quickly it can secure its users,” said Cluley. “Leaving asecurity hole like this open is simply inviting malicious hackers to exploit it.”
“Jailbreaking” refers to hacking iOS to allow an iPhone or iPad to install software not sanctioned by Apple and not distributed through its official App Store channel.
To jailbreak an iOS device, users must visit the JailbreakMe website with an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running the current version of iOS, then install JailbreakMe 3.0.
The hack was released by a team led by someone identified only as “comex,” and is the latest in a string of exploits that have circumvented Apple’s App Store-only model, including one issued by the same group last August, just weeks after Apple rolled out iOS 4.
Ten days after JailbreakMe 2.0′s 2010 debut, Apple patched the two vulnerabilities used by comex.
Charlie Miller, the only person to win prizes four years running at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, and a principal research consultant for Denver-based Accuvant, said it was likely Apple would react quickly to the newest jailbreak.
“This one is a remote code executable vulnerability,” said Miller of one of the two bugs exploited by JailbreakMe 3.0. “Apple will probably patch this in a couple of weeks at the most.”
Like Cluley, Miller was concerned by the bugs and exploits. “They’re certainly a threat, and would be easy to make malicious,” he said.
Miller also noted that because comex released a patch for the vulnerabilities at the same time as JailbreakMe 3.0, the situation wasn’t serious. “For anyone worried about security, they can jailbreak their iPhone and then apply the patch,” Miller said.
Comex published the fix, dubbed “PDF Patcher 2,” on the Cydia app store, a popular site for downloading applications that run only on jailbroken iOS devices.
“Due to the nature of iOS, this patch can only be installed on a jailbroken device,” said comex in a short FAQ on JailbreakMe. “Until Apple releases an update, jailbreaking will ironically be the best way to remain secure.”

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: Will arrests slow down Anonymous, LulzSec?

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The continuing arrests of alleged members of the Anonymous and LulzSec hacking groups suggests that either the hackers are not as clever as they want us all to believe, or that law enforcement is getting better at catching them.
(The third option of course is that law enforcement is catching all the wrong people, but we won’t know that for some time.)
Last week, police in the U.K. arrested Jake Davis, an 18-year old who is allegedly ‘Topiary,’ one of the leaders of LulzSec and the chief spokesman for the group.
Davis was charged Monday in connection with attacks against the News International’s newspaper websites, the U.K.’s Serious Organized Crime Agency and Britain’s National Health Service. He was freed on bail today by a British judge.
It’s entirely possible that the police have the wrong man. It would certainly not be the first time.
However, police claim they have found lots of incriminating evidence on a computer seized from Davis’ home. The computer allegedly contains details of numerous pre-paid cards in false names, names and passwords of 750,000 random people, and drafts of a fake news story about media baron Rupert Murdoch’s death (used in the attacks against News International).
Davis’ arrest builds on a recent string of similar successes for law enforcement in Europe and in the U.S. In June, British police charged Ryan Cleary, a 19-year old believed linked to LulzSec, with using a botnet to bring down the website of the Serious Organized Crime Agency.
Less than two weeks ago the FBI arrested 14 alleged members of Anonymousin a series of early morning raids in cities around the country. All 14 have been charged in connection with a series of distributed denial of service attacks against PayPal last December. If convicted on all charges, each one faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.
The arrests suggest that those who got caught were either brazen or careless about the way they went about launching their attacks. Clearly, none of them appear to have been particularly good at concealing their tracks. And there’s no telling how many of them left incriminating evidence openly sitting on their computers for law enforcement to sift through, just like Davis reportedly did.
For their part, the FBI and their law enforcement counterparts in Europe appear to be working in more coordinated fashion than usual to track down members of Anonymous and LulzSec. It’s very likely that the computers and other information seized from the recent arrests will lead to more arrests in the coming weeks and months. Their big challenge of course will be to make the charges actually stick.
It’s too soon to say what impact the arrests will have on the activities of LulzSec and Anonymous. Both groups have recently rallied a lot of supporters to their brand of hactivist activity and it’s likely that the arrests are only going to spur more attacks.
In fact, soon after the FBI arrests of a couple of weeks ago, the two groups released a defiant statement vowing to carry on their attacks and daring law enforcement to catch them. “Arresting people won’t stop us, FBI,” Lulzsec had said in a Twitter message after the arrests.
“We will only cease fire when you all wear shoes on your heads. That’s the only way this is ending.”
Clearly, for the moment at least, the FBI and others seem to be intent on scripting their own ending.

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: DOJ approves Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype

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Microsoft’s takeover of VoIP operator Skype has cleared one regulatory hurdle: the Justice Department has tacitly approved the deal.
The U.S. Department of Justice has tacitly approved Microsoft’s recently-announced plan to acquire VoIP operator Skype, granting “early termination” to its review of the proposed takeover. The early termination action essentially means that the Justice Department found no reason to believe the acquisition would harm competition or negatively impact consumers.
Last month, Microsoft announced plans to pay some $8.5 billion to take over Skype—the deal values Skype at more than three times the amount equity firm Silver Lake paid for Skype when the operation was spun out of eBay back in 2009. Although Microsoft seems bullish on the idea—and apparently brought founder Bill Gates back into the loop to seal the deal—market watchers are wondering exactly how Microsoft will leverage Skype. Although Skype is by far the dominant player in VoIP communications, the company hasn’t so far hasn’t found a good way to turn its service into a solid revenue stream. Skype does charge for calling services to and from landlines and mobile phones, but since day one many of its users have opted for free Skype-to-Skype communications.
Microsoft so far has announced only non-specific plans to expand the existing Skype brand, and operate Skype as a separate division within the company. Industry watchers have speculated Microsoft will integrate Skype with the company’s digital advertising and business conferencing offerings.
[Correction: The original version of this article said the Federal Trade Commission had approved the acquisition; this was a misunderstanding based on the FTC processing the early termination listing on behalf of the Justice Department.]

Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: Mano Menezes explains exclusion of Real Madrid’s Kaka from Brazil squad

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Brazil coach Mano Menezes has explained why he did not recall Real Madrid ace Kaka to his squad for their friendly against Germany next month.

The 29-year-old was omitted from the 23-man team, with Menezes preferring to select six new players.
Dede, Ralf, Luiz Gustavo, Renato Augusto, Fernandinho and Jonas are the new faces in the squad, and when asked why Kaka was not included, the coach explained he is looking at other solutions for the time being.
He stated: “We are at a stage where we are looking for reliable players in this phase of transition and those who can help with this. It depends on Kaka’s performances as a player and the form he is in.
“I was always clear from the beginning regarding the future. There is no need for me to call him up and test him again. I think we have a good mix for a strong team, with ample support in reserve when we need it.”
Brazil were heavily criticised for their lack of application in the final third during the Copa America, after crashing out at the quarter-final stage to Paraguay.
However, the former Corinthians coach has promised that his side will be more offensive-minded in the future, whilst hinting at a return to their Samba style.
“When you do not get a result, everyone calls the coach into question, and the only way we can stop this is by winning matches,” he admitted.
“I will ensure the selection becomes more stable and we want to return to our former ways; that is to take risks and play the kind of football that everybody wants to see.”
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Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: Will arrests slow down Anonymous, LulzSec?

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The continuing arrests of alleged members of the Anonymous and LulzSec hacking groups suggests that either the hackers are not as clever as they want us all to believe, or that law enforcement is getting better at catching them.
(The third option of course is that law enforcement is catching all the wrong people, but we won’t know that for some time.)
Last week, police in the U.K. arrested Jake Davis, an 18-year old who is allegedly ‘Topiary,’ one of the leaders of LulzSec and the chief spokesman for the group.
Davis was charged Monday in connection with attacks against the News International’s newspaper websites, the U.K.’s Serious Organized Crime Agency and Britain’s National Health Service. He was freed on bail today by a British judge.
It’s entirely possible that the police have the wrong man. It would certainly not be the first time.
However, police claim they have found lots of incriminating evidence on a computer seized from Davis’ home. The computer allegedly contains details of numerous pre-paid cards in false names, names and passwords of 750,000 random people, and drafts of a fake news story about media baron Rupert Murdoch’s death (used in the attacks against News International).
Davis’ arrest builds on a recent string of similar successes for law enforcement in Europe and in the U.S. In June, British police charged Ryan Cleary, a 19-year old believed linked to LulzSec, with using a botnet to bring down the website of the Serious Organized Crime Agency.
Less than two weeks ago the FBI arrested 14 alleged members of Anonymousin a series of early morning raids in cities around the country. All 14 have been charged in connection with a series of distributed denial of service attacks against PayPal last December. If convicted on all charges, each one faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.
The arrests suggest that those who got caught were either brazen or careless about the way they went about launching their attacks. Clearly, none of them appear to have been particularly good at concealing their tracks. And there’s no telling how many of them left incriminating evidence openly sitting on their computers for law enforcement to sift through, just like Davis reportedly did.
For their part, the FBI and their law enforcement counterparts in Europe appear to be working in more coordinated fashion than usual to track down members of Anonymous and LulzSec. It’s very likely that the computers and other information seized from the recent arrests will lead to more arrests in the coming weeks and months. Their big challenge of course will be to make the charges actually stick.
It’s too soon to say what impact the arrests will have on the activities of LulzSec and Anonymous. Both groups have recently rallied a lot of supporters to their brand of hactivist activity and it’s likely that the arrests are only going to spur more attacks.
In fact, soon after the FBI arrests of a couple of weeks ago, the two groups released a defiant statement vowing to carry on their attacks and daring law enforcement to catch them. “Arresting people won’t stop us, FBI,” Lulzsec had said in a Twitter message after the arrests.
“We will only cease fire when you all wear shoes on your heads. That’s the only way this is ending.”
Clearly, for the moment at least, the FBI and others seem to be intent on scripting their own ending.