Grant Gross is a long-time tech policy reporter, most recently serving as Washington correspondent and senior editor at IDG News Service. Since 2003, he’s written about topics such as net neutrality, electronic surveillance, cybersecurity, and digital copyright legislation. He’s also a former managing editor at Linux.com, and in a past life, he covered school board and county commission meetings for newspapers in the Dakotas and Minnesota. More information can be found at www.grantgross.com.
Latest posts
Technology
12 April 2021
The Week in Internet News: Encryption Faces Serious Threats
Encryption in danger: Encryption is essential, but a number of countries are trying to weaken its protections, Wired.com says....
Technology
5 April 2021
The Week in Internet News: Biden Wants Broadband for All
Filling the gaps: U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed spending $100 billion over eight years to bring broadband to...
Technology
29 March 2021
The Week in Internet News: Facebook Calls for Changes in Legal Protections for User Content
Rewriting the rules: Facebook, during a hearing in the U.S. Congress, called on lawmakers to revamp Section 230 of...
Technology
22 March 2021
The Week in Internet News: U.K. to Roll Out Gigabit Broadband
Blazing speeds: The U.K. government has announced the areas that will first get gigabit broadband service as part of...
Technology
15 March 2021
The Week in Internet News: Berners-Lee Warns of Growing Digital Divide
A big divide: Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, says the digital divide has grown during the...
Technology
8 March 2021
The Week in Internet News: Lawmakers Point to ‘Extremist’ Content on YouTube
Extreme video: A group of Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. has demanded that YouTube explain its policies related to...