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Meraki Extends SF, Gives Shine to Newsom

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2008-09-16 14:38:04 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Newsom can still borrow credit: Meraki's SF Free the Net effort, which has them paying a hunk of the cost of building a grassroots Wi-Fi network across swaths of the city, continues to be coattailed (with the company's full encouragement) by Mayor Newsom Today's announcement sees Meraki nicely footing the bill for extending their service into...
 
Tags: meraki, newsom, meraki nicely, meraki claims, city-wide wi-fi, san francisco, city, mayor newsom, gavin newsom
 
 
 
 
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The Ineffectiveness of Security Cameras

2008-04-07 13:33:41 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Newsom called the report "conclusively inconclusive" on Thursday but said he still wants to install more cameras around the city because they make residents feel safer That's right: the cameras aren't about security, they're about security theater. More comments on the general issue here
 
Tags: cameras, crime, average daily crime, security, crimes, feet, motor vehicle theft, forcible sex offenses, positive deterrent effect
 
 
 
 
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S.F. Admin Coughs Up Passcodes to Mayor

2008-07-23 14:30:00 by David Kravets in Wired Security
 
San Francisco regains control of its network after the city admin who hijacked the system nine days ago turns over the stolen passwords to Mayor Gavin Newsom in a secret jailhouse meeting
 
Tags: mayor gavin newsom, days ago, city admin, secret jailhouse, passwords, network, system
 
 
 
 
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San Francisco's mayor gets back keys to the network

2008-07-23 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom met with jailed IT administrator Terry Childs Monday, convincing him to hand over the administrative passwords to the city's multimillion-dollar wide area network
 
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One risky point

2008-07-28 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b4a430 in Network World on Security
 
Single point of failure. That's the right term for talking about the mess in San Francisco, where last week the city government finally regained control of its backbone network. Terry Childs, the net admin jailed for locking down administrative access, turned over the passwords during a secret visit from Mayor Gavin Newsom
 
Tags: mayor gavin newsom, administrative access, terry childs, net admin, city government, backbone network, secret visit, san francisco, passwords
 
 
 
 
 
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