Less tracking in Google free service in SF? IDG News Service reports that Google's requirements for using their free 300 Kbps flavor of service on EarthLink's potential San Francisco-wide network have changed. While the original song in their combined RFP response talked about targeted advertising, Google's metro Wi-Fi head says that the company will track less and discard more. While an "iGoogle" account will be needed, the accounts can be disposable, created with fake information each time, and a login is needed only to gain network access. You can logout immediately, and less information is collected. After 180 days, information collected will be discarded.
Baltimore looks to create different Wi-Fi plan: The city is focusing on digital inclusion, working from the idea of getting more technology, training, and access to people first, and working their way back into how to provide that. For instance, new requirements for residential development require high-speed broadband infrastructure to receive municipal funding.