Grant Gross

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More firms will monitor social media use: Gartner

Sixty per cent of companies will be watching employees' social media accounts for security breaches by 2015, the analyst firm says -- six times the number who do it now

Calls to re-open U.S. inquiry into Google Wi-Fi spying

Two congressmen want the Justice department to take another look at potential federal violations in the company's Street View program

Group calls for faster broadband in U.S. schools

Urges schools have ubiquitous and robust speeds of at least 100 Mbps to meet the demand for Web-based instruction

FCC launches new mobile broadband subsidy

The Federal Communications Commission has started taking bids for new mobile broadband subsidies designed to bring 3G or 4G service areas that don't have it

Congress to vote on cyberthreat bill

House of Representatives to vote Friday on bill requiring U.S. Internet service providers to give information to government agencies

White House launches big data R&D push

NSF and DARPA are among the agencies looking to harness the power of large volumes of data

US, EU to take different approaches on privacy

Panel discusses the different ways major governments are tackling the sticky question of protecting personal information from online sources

U.S. allows Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility

Move comes right after EU gives green light to to the US$12.5 billion deal. Canada and China still have to give approval

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