Jesse Brown

Online relationships lead to better marriages

Jesse Brown considers a new study on virtual unions

by Jesse Brown - Wednesday, June 5, 2013
New wireless rules are great, but let’s not kid ourselves

Jesse Brown on the the CRTC’s pro-consumer stance

by Jesse Brown - Monday, June 3, 2013
The Google diet

Jesse Brown on the search giant’s effort to index the contents of your fridge

by Jesse Brown - Friday, May 31, 2013
Who cares more about online privacy: teens or adults?

Jesse Brown on how the latest research challenges perceptions about teens and social media

by Jesse Brown - Thursday, May 30, 2013
Twitter’s dubious TV scheme

Jesse Brown on the social network’s broadcast gamble

by Jesse Brown - Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Inside the world of Chinese hackers

Jesse Brown on the latest attack, and its origins

by Jesse Brown - Friday, May 24, 2013
Tough questions for the Toronto Star

Mayor Rob Ford is not the only one ignoring press requests

by Jesse Brown - Thursday, May 23, 2013
The real Facebook: a photo database of every U.S. citizen

Jesse Brown on fear and facial recognition

by Jesse Brown - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Welcome no more in U.S. courts, copyright trolls look to Canada

Here’s how it works: you get a threatening letter in the mail from a…

by Jesse Brown - Monday, May 13, 2013
Hatebase: An anti-genocide app

An NGO hopes tracking hateful tweets can flag mounting ethnic conflict, and even prevent genocide

by Jesse Brown - Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Google Glass winners: cyborg elites, or just a bunch of Glassholes?

Jesse Brown on what the #ifihadglasscontest could mean for widespread adoption

by Jesse Brown - Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Some tough questions for mandatory all-Canadian movie channel

Last week, the titans of Canadian cinema joined forces to make their case for…

by Jesse Brown - Wednesday, May 1, 2013
NFB to co-launch global Netflix of documentaries

Jesse Brown on the film board’s latest project

by Jesse Brown - Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Why is Twitter opening up a Canadian office, anyhow?

Jesse Brown on the social network’s Canadian expansion, and high-profile hire

by Jesse Brown - Monday, April 29, 2013
Is Harper exploiting cyberbully panic to reboot the Internet spying bill?

Jesse Brown notes familiar phrasing in the PM’s latest thinking

by Jesse Brown - Thursday, April 25, 2013
How Reddit became a national scapegoat

Jesse Brown on collateral damage in the Boston bombings

by Jesse Brown - Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Did social media kill Rehtaeh Parsons?

Jesse Brown on life, death and online pressure

by Jesse Brown - Friday, April 12, 2013
Wikileaks does history with the ‘Kissinger Cables’

Jesse Brown on the group’s latest effort: turning existing cables into a searchable database

by Jesse Brown - Monday, April 8, 2013
Facebook Home: Why ‘friends’ don’t make good filters

Jesse Brown on ‘Facebook Phone.’ FYI: Not a phone

by Jesse Brown - Thursday, April 4, 2013
An MP3 is just like a CD — until you try to sell it

Jesse Brown weighs in on a recent ruling on digital music and copyright law

by Jesse Brown - Tuesday, April 2, 2013