TechNews Daily: Why your Android phone is vulnerable to hackers

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Wednesday, February 06, 2013 In the News Why your Android phone is not as safe as it should be Mobile Internet use expected to surge BlackBerry Q10 could get delayed to June, thanks to U.S. carriers After buyout, Dell's challenge is turnaround Vine warns app users of adult content Kids are three clicks away from adult content on YouTube, study says Microsoft's Surface Pro review: A better tomorrow Amazon debuts virtual currency for Kindle Fire Google sees driverless cars being available to consumers in 3 to 5 years Post Tech by Cecilia Kang FCC super WiFi proposal spurs fierce lobbying from tech, telecom firms FTC offers mobile privacy guidelines, settles with Path Google releases transparency report Social network privacy bill introduced #thecircuit By Hayley Tsukayama SNOPA reintroduced in Congress: Reps. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Michael Grimm (R-N.Y) have reintroduced legislation that would limit how employers, schools and universities can ask employees, applicants and students for social networking information. Under the Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA), would prohibit institutions from requiring users to give up their log-in credentials and would also protect users from being punished for refusing these requests. Former USPTO head hired by Cravath: Former United States Patent and Trademark Office head David Kappos has been hired by Cravath, Swaine and Moore as a partner to advise clients on intellectual property issues. In a release, the law firm said that Kappos — who stepped down from his USPTO post last week — also will work with clients on litigation and antitrust matters. FCC sunshine bill: Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and John Shimkus (R-Ill.) reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would modify a Federal Communications Commission rule that prohibits more than two FCC commissioners from speaking outside of an official public meeting. The new law would allow commissioners to speak to each other as long as no agency action is taken. "If the FCC is expected to tackle some of the nation's most pressing communications issues, Commissioners must have the ability to communicate freely," said Eshoo, the ranking member of the House subpanel on technology.  Data efficiency bill: The House subpanel on technology also introduced a bill encouraging the federal government and others to use energy-efficient. Supporters estimate that the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act would save taxpayer money by placing greater incentives on more efficient data center technology. Federal agencies would have to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget to develop plans to implement the technology and conduct an annual evaluation of data center efficiency. It also would create an open data initiative that would make federal energy use data available for other firms to analyze — within in the bounds of what's permitted for national security reasons. Featured Comics Dilbert Main Page Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2013 The Washington Post Privacy Policy