Internet voting systems are inherently insecure and should not be allowed in the upcoming general elections, a noted security researcher said at the RSA Conference 2012 being held here this week.
David Jefferson, a computer scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories and chairman of the election watchdog group Verified Voting, called on election officials around the country to drop plans to allow an estimated 3.5 million voters to cast their ballots over the Internet in this year’s general elections.
In an interview with Computerworld on Wednesday, Jefferson warned that the systems that enable such voting are far too insecure to… Continue reading

Web café owners and their business representatives had been stunned on Wednesday, when the Hillsborough County, Fla., Board of Commissioners postponed a vote on enabling the proliferation of internet sweepstakes cafés in the county.
Because of an outpouring of letters and e-mails from citizens and community groups opposed to any more gambling expansion for Florida, the Hillsborough BOCC has determined to very first more examine the legality of such “sweepstakes cafés” at their next meeting, rather than immediately voting on a ban versus a go-ahead.
Tampa Bay’s tbo.com reports that the Commissioners are also considering a moratorium… Continue reading

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Controversial new World wide web guidelines adopted late last year by the Federal Communications Commission will soon be published officially, a step expected to trigger legal challenges.
The White House’s Workplace of Management and Price range signed off on the guidelines on Friday, according to a notice on the OMB’s internet site, clearing way for publication in the Federal Register, a approach which usually requires 1 to three weeks.
The rules, which try out to balance fair therapy of competing material with the need to have for world wide web providers to manage their networks, will go… Continue reading

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A special election to replace disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned after lying about sending lewd photographs of himself to girls above the Net, has been set for September 13.
Governor Andrew Cuomo at the start off of the July 4th holiday weekend announced the particular election for the Ninth Congressional District to coincide with New York’s statewide Major Day. The district covers components of Queens and Brooklyn.
Weiner, 46, a seven-term Democrat, resigned in disgrace more than the sexting scandal in June underneath pressure from President Barack Obama and fellow Democratic leaders.
When seen… Continue reading

BOSTON (Reuters) – Public interest groups are keeping the selection of lawsuits against the Federal Communications Commission on the table to fight for stronger World wide web “neutrality” guidelines, an executive at a public interest law firm said on Saturday.
So-named net neutrality rules adopted by the FCC in December would stop network operators from blocking lawful material but nevertheless let them ration access to their networks.
Public interest groups criticized the rules, intended to preserve the openness of the Net, saying they had been bent too heavily to the will of big market players like AT&T Inc and Comcast… Continue reading

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Home of Representatives voted on Friday to reject World wide web “neutrality” guidelines that were adopted last year to preserve big Web service providers from blocking specific site visitors
Property Republicans, in a 240-179 vote, pushed through a measure disapproving the Federal Communications Commission’s rules. Tech and telecom giants such as Verizon Communications Inc and Microsoft Corp could be affected.
The outlook for additional progress by the Republicans in rolling back the FCC’s actions was uncertain, nevertheless.
Even though a related measure has been offered in the Senate and has 39 co-sponsors, the White Property stated… Continue reading

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