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
1 November 2021
The Week in Internet News: Facebook Rebrands After Controversies
Facebook Meta-morphosizes; high-speed hacking; Iberian Internet expansion; even more satellite broadband; Internet shutdown in Sudan
Technology
25 October 2021
The Week in Internet News: Snowden Warns of Anti-Encryption Efforts
Snowden speaks out at Global Encryption Day; Russia censors Internet comms; housing broadband issues; Facebook renaming?; Trump's Truth Social
Technology
18 October 2021
The Week in Internet News: Using Esports to Fight Cybercrime
International cybersecurity competition; LinkedIn cuts China services; illegal source code; privacy doorbell issues; playing no favorites
Technology
11 October 2021
The Week in Internet News: Facebook Whistleblower Takes Aim
Profits first: Whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former data scientist at Facebook, testifying before a U.S. Senate committee, accused the...
Technology
4 October 2021
The Week in Internet News: U.S. Broadband Funding Called a ‘Game Changer’
A big deal: A US$1.2 trillion infrastructure bill being debated in the U.S. Congress would include US$65 billion to...
Technology
27 September 2021
The Week in Internet News: China Outlaws Cryptocurrency
China outlaws cryptocurrency; Internet censorship rises; Pro-Russian bloggers clearing the roadblocks; municipal broadband services in Maine