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Mon, 20 May 2013 18:35:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/the-real-facebook-a-photo-database-of-every-u-s-citizen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/the-real-facebook-a-photo-database-of-every-u-s-citizen/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 01:52:49 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383229 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/the-real-facebook-a-photo-database-of-every-u-s-citizen/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on fear and facial recognition http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/welcome-no-more-in-u-s-courts-copyright-trolls-look-to-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/welcome-no-more-in-u-s-courts-copyright-trolls-look-to-canada/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 01:05:45 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383508 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/welcome-no-more-in-u-s-courts-copyright-trolls-look-to-canada/feed/ 0 Here’s how it works: you get a threatening letter in the mail from a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/hatebase-an-anti-genocide-app/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/hatebase-an-anti-genocide-app/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 16:06:50 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/hatebase-an-anti-genocide-app/feed/ 0 An NGO hopes tracking hateful tweets can flag mounting ethnic conflict, and even prevent genocide http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/google-glass-winners-cyborg-elites-or-just-a-bunch-of-glassholes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/google-glass-winners-cyborg-elites-or-just-a-bunch-of-glassholes/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 16:42:32 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/google-glass-winners-cyborg-elites-or-just-a-bunch-of-glassholes/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on what the #ifihadglasscontest could mean for widespread adoption http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/some-tough-questions-for-mandatory-all-canadian-movie-channel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/some-tough-questions-for-mandatory-all-canadian-movie-channel/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 10:02:38 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378224 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/some-tough-questions-for-mandatory-all-canadian-movie-channel/feed/ 0 Last week, the titans of Canadian cinema joined forces to make their case for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/nfb-to-co-launch-global-netflix-of-documentaries/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/nfb-to-co-launch-global-netflix-of-documentaries/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:47:07 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378685 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/nfb-to-co-launch-global-netflix-of-documentaries/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on the film board's latest project http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/why-is-twitter-opening-up-a-canadian-office-anyhow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/why-is-twitter-opening-up-a-canadian-office-anyhow/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:58:10 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378330 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/why-is-twitter-opening-up-a-canadian-office-anyhow/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on the social network's Canadian expansion, and high-profile hire http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/is-harper-exploiting-cyberbully-panic-to-reboot-the-internet-spying-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/is-harper-exploiting-cyberbully-panic-to-reboot-the-internet-spying-bill/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:13:42 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376881 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/is-harper-exploiting-cyberbully-panic-to-reboot-the-internet-spying-bill/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown notes familiar phrasing in the PM's latest thinking http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/how-reddit-became-a-national-scapegoat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/how-reddit-became-a-national-scapegoat/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:35:03 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376099 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/how-reddit-became-a-national-scapegoat/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on collateral damage in the Boston bombings http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/did-social-media-kill-rehtaeh-parsons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/did-social-media-kill-rehtaeh-parsons/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:06:04 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370726 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/did-social-media-kill-rehtaeh-parsons/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on life, death and online pressure http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/wikileaks-does-history-with-the-kissinger-cables/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/wikileaks-does-history-with-the-kissinger-cables/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:11:04 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369287 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/wikileaks-does-history-with-the-kissinger-cables/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on the group's latest effort: turning existing cables into a searchable database http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/facebook-phone-why-friends-dont-make-good-filters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/facebook-phone-why-friends-dont-make-good-filters/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:30:48 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368121 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/facebook-phone-why-friends-dont-make-good-filters/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on 'Facebook Phone.' FYI: Not a phone http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/an-mp3-is-just-like-a-cd-until-you-try-to-sell-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/an-mp3-is-just-like-a-cd-until-you-try-to-sell-it/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:03:38 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367374 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/an-mp3-is-just-like-a-cd-until-you-try-to-sell-it/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown weighs in on a recent ruling on digital music and copyright law http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/why-do-we-love-internet-doomsday-stories/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/why-do-we-love-internet-doomsday-stories/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:50:16 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366064 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/why-do-we-love-internet-doomsday-stories/feed/ 0 Cyber attack! Millions disrupted! The largest in Internet history! It almost broke the Internet!... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/text-message-privacy-is-just-the-beginning-when-cell-patterns-are-like-fingerprints/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/text-message-privacy-is-just-the-beginning-when-cell-patterns-are-like-fingerprints/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:10:20 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365217 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/text-message-privacy-is-just-the-beginning-when-cell-patterns-are-like-fingerprints/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown weighs in on the Supreme Court's decision http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/a-modest-proposal-that-could-save-canadian-film/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/a-modest-proposal-that-could-save-canadian-film/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:58:57 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363845 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/a-modest-proposal-that-could-save-canadian-film/feed/ 0 It’s nice to have famous readers. Last week I posted an interview with George... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/infamous-hackertroll-weev-jailed-for-doing-arithmetic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/infamous-hackertroll-weev-jailed-for-doing-arithmetic/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:43:15 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361722 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/infamous-hackertroll-weev-jailed-for-doing-arithmetic/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on the grey world of digital information sharing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/not-everyone-in-the-industry-supports-starlight-the-proposed-canadian-film-channel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/not-everyone-in-the-industry-supports-starlight-the-proposed-canadian-film-channel/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:38:23 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359791 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/not-everyone-in-the-industry-supports-starlight-the-proposed-canadian-film-channel/feed/ 0 Internet startup says the channel will hurt its "unbundled" cable plan http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-cure-for-facebooks-feature-bloat-new-features/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-cure-for-facebooks-feature-bloat-new-features/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:53:12 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359530 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-cure-for-facebooks-feature-bloat-new-features/feed/ 0 Why does simplification involve so many confusing features? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-myth-of-tech-savvy-kids/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-myth-of-tech-savvy-kids/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:39:04 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357539 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-myth-of-tech-savvy-kids/feed/ 0 This may be the most technologically illiterate generation of computer-using kids yet http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/demanding-a-grown-up-debate-about-child-porn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/demanding-a-grown-up-debate-about-child-porn/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:41:28 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356491 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/demanding-a-grown-up-debate-about-child-porn/feed/ 0 Some opinions are so ignorant and wrong that those who choose to express them... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/google-glass-is-coming/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/google-glass-is-coming/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:40:57 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352750 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/google-glass-is-coming/feed/ 0 The possibly game-changing, definitely dorky technology is nearly ready for prime time, writes Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/google-plans-to-block-funds-to-websites-based-on-piracy-allegations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/google-plans-to-block-funds-to-websites-based-on-piracy-allegations/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:21:55 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351996 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/google-plans-to-block-funds-to-websites-based-on-piracy-allegations/feed/ 0 Google's plans come at the expense of its own users' interests, writes Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/why-the-privacy-commissioner-should-get-off-facebook/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/why-the-privacy-commissioner-should-get-off-facebook/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:39:46 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/why-the-privacy-commissioner-should-get-off-facebook/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on the atrocious state of data privacy in Ottawa http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/c-30-may-be-dead-but-you-have-every-reason-to-worry-about-your-privacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/c-30-may-be-dead-but-you-have-every-reason-to-worry-about-your-privacy/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:15:10 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349164 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/c-30-may-be-dead-but-you-have-every-reason-to-worry-about-your-privacy/feed/ 0 Ottawa's data leak policy remains: don't ask, don't tell, as Jesse Brown explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/cloud-hate-why-ottawa-keeps-losing-our-data/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/cloud-hate-why-ottawa-keeps-losing-our-data/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:17:11 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347208 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/cloud-hate-why-ottawa-keeps-losing-our-data/feed/ 0 What's the difference between the federal government and Facebook? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/privacy-be-afraid-be-very-afraid-but-dont-be-afraid-of-twitter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/privacy-be-afraid-be-very-afraid-but-dont-be-afraid-of-twitter/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:07:27 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346701 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/privacy-be-afraid-be-very-afraid-but-dont-be-afraid-of-twitter/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown defines the real threats to your privacy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/china-hacks-the-new-york-times-after-getting-bad-press/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/china-hacks-the-new-york-times-after-getting-bad-press/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:09:31 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345289 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/china-hacks-the-new-york-times-after-getting-bad-press/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown asks questions in the fallout http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/plucking-porn-off-the-vine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/plucking-porn-off-the-vine/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:26:36 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344060 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/plucking-porn-off-the-vine/feed/ 0 Is this the end of dirty little videos on the Internet? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/vine-lets-you-tweet-six-second-videos-just-like-you-never-wanted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/vine-lets-you-tweet-six-second-videos-just-like-you-never-wanted/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:41:27 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341769 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/vine-lets-you-tweet-six-second-videos-just-like-you-never-wanted/feed/ 0 Twitter's new "micro-video" app is more than it seems http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/dawson-college-disgraces-itself-in-defending-hackers-expulsion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/dawson-college-disgraces-itself-in-defending-hackers-expulsion/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:38:58 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340687 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/dawson-college-disgraces-itself-in-defending-hackers-expulsion/feed/ 0 They should have stuck with "no comment", writes Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-b-s-powered-search-engine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-b-s-powered-search-engine/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:54:11 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337478 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-b-s-powered-search-engine/feed/ 0 A new search tool is only as good as the information we post, writes Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/techno-mccarthyism-and-the-death-of-aaron-swartz/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/techno-mccarthyism-and-the-death-of-aaron-swartz/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:26:46 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336771 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/techno-mccarthyism-and-the-death-of-aaron-swartz/feed/ 0 Internet idealist fell victim to a misguided war over information http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/privacy-commissioner-denies-internet-surveillance-compromise-with-police/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/privacy-commissioner-denies-internet-surveillance-compromise-with-police/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:24:20 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334742 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/privacy-commissioner-denies-internet-surveillance-compromise-with-police/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on why the online spying bill made a comeback http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/dronenet-an-internet-of-flying-robots/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/dronenet-an-internet-of-flying-robots/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:29:45 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333885 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/dronenet-an-internet-of-flying-robots/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown muses on an unmanned ariel vehicle delivery service http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/maybe-there-is-a-way-to-fix-software-patents/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/maybe-there-is-a-way-to-fix-software-patents/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:49:34 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333623 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/maybe-there-is-a-way-to-fix-software-patents/feed/ 0 The United States Patent and Trademark Office extends an olive branch to the tech community http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/air-travel-myths-dispelled/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/air-travel-myths-dispelled/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:55:35 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332402 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/air-travel-myths-dispelled/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown: Body scanners don't work and phones are safe for takeoff http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/best-tech-of-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/best-tech-of-2013/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:39:48 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331615 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/best-tech-of-2013/feed/ 0 Is it too soon to call this one? Maybe not http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/baby-snatching-eagles-why-video-has-lost-credibility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/baby-snatching-eagles-why-video-has-lost-credibility/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:03:32 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330626 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/baby-snatching-eagles-why-video-has-lost-credibility/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on why video can't be taken at face value http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/instagram-zooms-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/instagram-zooms-out/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:28:18 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329964 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/instagram-zooms-out/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on the truth in the fine print http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/new-facebook-controls-an-attempt-to-idiot-proof-privacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/new-facebook-controls-an-attempt-to-idiot-proof-privacy/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:24:43 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327201 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/new-facebook-controls-an-attempt-to-idiot-proof-privacy/feed/ 0 Easier-to-use settings and an educational campaign are good things, writes Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/here-come-the-filesharing-lawsuits/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/here-come-the-filesharing-lawsuits/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:03:42 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326080 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/here-come-the-filesharing-lawsuits/feed/ 0 Voltage Pictures wants contact information for 2,000 Internet subscribers. It's just the beginning, writes Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/mcafee-vice-and-the-limits-of-hipster-journalism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/mcafee-vice-and-the-limits-of-hipster-journalism/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:36:05 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324652 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/mcafee-vice-and-the-limits-of-hipster-journalism/feed/ 0 And the Pulitzer goes to . . . http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/canadas-stingy-venture-capital-scene-is-due-for-a-crowdfunding-shake-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/canadas-stingy-venture-capital-scene-is-due-for-a-crowdfunding-shake-up/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:57:52 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323187 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/canadas-stingy-venture-capital-scene-is-due-for-a-crowdfunding-shake-up/feed/ 0 Your average Ontarian may soon be able to invest in a stranger's private company. How scandalous! http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/is-nintendo-innovating-downwards-for-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/is-nintendo-innovating-downwards-for-canada/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:03:59 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320549 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/is-nintendo-innovating-downwards-for-canada/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on why we are getting the Wii Mini before anyone else