Search Engine with Jesse Brown
The audio podcast that predicts the present: host Jesse Brown and guests explore the Internet's impact on politics and culture.
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The Neutral Throttle? An interview with CRTC Chairman Konrad von Finckenstein
What are the new rules of the Internet? Jesse asks ...
What are the new rules of the Internet? Jesse asks CRTC Chairman Konrad von Finckenstein to explain the Net Neutrality ruling. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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The Trouble with Larry
Larry Lessig is against transparency. Or is he? Open Government ...
Larry Lessig is against transparency. Or is he? Open Government guru Carl Malamud helps Jesse parse Lessig's muddy missive. Also, from Trafigura to Yahoo: everything that's right and wrong with online journalism.
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Section 13, Hate Speech, and the Streisand Effect
Section 13, the "Internet hate speech" law, has been deemed ...
Section 13, the "Internet hate speech" law, has been deemed unconstitutional. It has also proven to be counter-effective, exponentially amplifying the ideas it attempted to silence. Also on the show, the Swartz identity: how a young open gov hacktivist became the target of an FBI investigation. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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The Open Source Vagina
The porn biz is losing profits to piracy, but has ...
The porn biz is losing profits to piracy, but has yet to resort to lawsuits against filesharers. Instead, porn is innovating. One idea is the RealTouch, a physical "sex simulator" with digital connections. Jesse explores the possibility of open source sex with a RealTouch spokesman. Also on the show: a response from CIRA to last week's report. Mature Audiences Only. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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Are You Gay? (The Internet Would Like to Know)
"Gaydar" software from MIT and queer-bashing Islamist radicals trolling Iraq's ...
"Gaydar" software from MIT and queer-bashing Islamist radicals trolling Iraq's chatrooms are making it increasingly difficult to hide one's sexuality, and increasingly dangerous to be gay. Also: how CIRA, the non-profit "dot-ca" domain people get 10 million dollars a year. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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China's Homicidal Net-Addict Bootcamps
At least one Chinese teen has been killed in a ...
At least one Chinese teen has been killed in a Chinese Internet-addict "rehab" centre ? Jennifer Pak in Beijing reports. Also, did a German rap group cause another 9/11? Nope, it was just another hoax. Post your comments on the Search Engine blog: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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Ira Glass on the Internet
"This American Life" is the #1 rated podcast in America ...
"This American Life" is the #1 rated podcast in America and one of the first major podcasts ever. In this first weekly episode of Search Engine, Jesse interviews Ira Glass about the success of TAL online and the impact of the Internet on public radio. Post your comments on the new Search Engine blog at: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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No Show This Week
The official TVO relaunch of Search Engine happens next week ...
The official TVO relaunch of Search Engine happens next week - Tuesday September, 15 and will examine the question: What is the internet doing to public radio? Jesse interviews his radio hero, "This American Life's" Ira Glass. Details and links for the Search Engine Upgrade Party are at: http://www.tvo.org/searchengine
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Is Facebook Illegal?
As Canada's Privacy Commissioner considers taking Facebook to Federal Court, ...
As Canada's Privacy Commissioner considers taking Facebook to Federal Court, the possibility looms that Canada will be the first country to deem Facebook illegal. Privacy lawyer David TS Fraser discusses what this means for Facebook, the Canadian Internet, and for privacy itself.
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The Human Flesh Search Engine
In the absence of a fair and open judicial system, ...
In the absence of a fair and open judicial system, Chinese Netizens have become digital vigilantes. Also: why Ignatieff should give his books away for free.
