SF Network Admin Terry Childs Gets 4 Years

Author: Donald Sears
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A city of San Francisco network administrator who refused to hand over
administrative passwords to the city’s network was sentenced to four
years in state prison Friday. Read the full article. [IDG News Service]

A city of San Francisco network administrator who refused to hand over
administrative passwords to the city’s network was sentenced to four
years in state prison Friday. Read the full article. [IDG News Service]

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