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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- July 30, 2014

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Leahy Bill Aims to Rein In Government Snooping
Android's Fake ID Could Put Millions in Jeopardy
Samsung Z Delay Prompts Tizzy Over Tizen
OkCupid's Confessed Hijinks Get Thumbs-Down

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Today's Story Highlights

Leahy Bill Aims to Rein In Government Snooping
Government snooping on Americans would be curtailed under a bill
introduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate. The measure, sponsored by Senate
Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., would ban bulk collection of
domestic information, limit the scope of searches by government
agencies, and add transparency and reporting requirements. Further, it
would reform procedures of the FISA Court.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80814.html

Android's Fake ID Could Put Millions in Jeopardy
An Android vulnerability that exists in every version from v2.1 Eclair
to v. 4.3 Jelly Bean could expose millions of users, Bluebox Security
has warned. The flaw lets attackers fake the certificates of specially
privileged parties, such as Adobe and Google Wallet, and serve them up
with malware that bypasses detection by Android. Attackers then can take
over every app running on an Android device.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80813.html

Samsung Z Delay Prompts Tizzy Over Tizen
Samsung has delayed the launch of its Samsung Z smartphone running the
Tizen OS, which was scheduled for Q3 release in Russia. The move, just
short of two months after the Samsung Z's launch at the Tizen Developers
Conference, sparked a death watch for the device. However, Samsung said
it needed to further enhance the Tizen ecosystem. Samsung has had
several setbacks with the Tizen smartphone.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80812.html

OkCupid's Confessed Hijinks Get Thumbs-Down
OkCupid has admitted carrying out psychological experiments on its
users. Because OkCupid doesn't really know what it's doing, it needs to
experiment to see what works and what doesn't, according to cofounder
Christian Rudder. Every Internet company needs to test different things
with users, and website visitors are subjected to "hundreds of
experiments," he argued. "That's how websites work."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80806.html

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