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White House Calls for Big Data and Cloud Privacy Overhaul Get LinkedIn with Network World Network World Daily News PM May 02, 2014 Share this email 10 cool ways to celebrate Star Wars Day (May the 4th...) From the geeky to the very geeky, here are 10 suggestions for feeling the Force this Sunday. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. White House Calls for Big Data and Cloud Privacy Overhaul 2. Get LinkedIn with Network World 3. Microsoft sharpens encryption management tools 4. Smartphone zombies savvier than we give them credit for 5. Take the 2014 Network World Mobile Media Usage survey 6. What's behind Amazon's reported dive into the smartphone business? 7. 2014 technology industry graveyard 8. Facebook shows maturity at F8 conference 9. Microsoft to give away some of the last Nokia phones ever 10. Security admins and executives: We hardly talk anymore 11. 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