Headlines from around the Web for Friday, Jan. 4, 2008
Compiled by Melanie Bender
WiFi Virus Outbreak is Possible, Researchers Say
InfoWorld
If criminals were to target unsecured wireless routers, they could create an attack that could piggyback across thousands of Wi-Fi networks in urban areas like Chicago or New York City, according to researchers at Indiana University.
Colorado Could be Clean Energy Hub
The Denver Post
Colorado has the potential to be a huge exporter of renewable energy, according to a new resource report compiled by Colorado energy officials. But the clean-energy potential and its economic benefits carry a major caveat: whether billions of dollars can be raised to build the power facilities and the transmission lines needed to transport the energy.
Silicon Valley Company May Revive Free WiFi for San Francisco
The San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco's plan to provide citywide wireless Internet access, which foundered last summer when EarthLink pulled out, is being revived by a Mountain View company that wants to turn the city into a test site for its vision of a low-cost, community-powered system.
States Unveil Mortgage Licensing System
Stateline
States have a new tool to regulate mortgage companies and access their track records, including information on companies punished in other states for fraud or predatory lending. It's an online database called The Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System.
Ohio's Secretary of State Orders Counties to Offer Paper Ballots
Cinncinati Enquirer
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has ordered the 57 counties that use electronic touch-screen voting machines to offer voters paper ballots as an alternative in the March 4 primary election. Her order comes In the wake of a report detailing security problems with the touch-screen voting machines.
E-Vote: Colorado Secretary of State Supports Paper Ballots for 2008 Presidential Election
Government Technology
Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman last week announced his recommendation to the Legislature for a polling place election using paper ballots for the 2008 presidential election.
Tech-Savvy Obama Makes History in Iowa
CIO Insight
Despite trailing in the national polls to Sen. Hillary Clinton, the Illinois senator easily raced ahead of Clinton in Facebook supporters, MySpace friends and myriad other Net metrics to go on to win a real political race, the Iowa Caucus.
IT Crucial to USPS’ Updated Business Strategy
Federal Computer Week
The U.S. Postal Service said it will rely on information technology initiatives and new data systems in the coming year to offset rising fuel costs and to comply with new business requirements demanded by the Postal Act of 2006.
Washington Times
A security gap on a Maryland government Web site left hundreds of Social Security numbers unprotected as homeowners attempted to register for a property-tax exemption this week.
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