A Conservative cabinet minister heading up a controversial bill that threatens the privacy of Canadian had the tables turned on his own personal life.
An anonymous Twitter account has emerged posting tweets about Public Safety Minister Vic Towes.
Outraged that Twitter will begin censoring Tweets appearing or originating from certain countries, some have discovered a workaround to circumvent the social network's censorship.
Some background: Twitter announced Thursday "Starting today, we give ourselves the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country — while keeping it available in the rest of the world."
While it seems they might put the blinders on some users - and some controversial topics - there could be some ways around it.
On their blog post, Twitter said an example of censoring a Tweet would be something neo-Nazi related, coming from Germany, where it's illegal. However - that might be just the tip of the censorship iceberg.
In any case, buried within their blog post was a link to a page with instructions about how to change your country setting.
So if Twitter thinks you're in Iran, possibly posting something the "authority" doesn't like there, perhaps you should tell Twitter where you really are. Maybe, in Mexico, perhaps?
From your Account Settings menu, users can click Change Country and select another country.
It will work for a short while, but Twitter may eventually determine your IP address is from within a banned country (or about a banned topic) before it blocks you again.
What do you think about Twitter moving to censor Tweets?
- Maurice Cacho, MSN TEch & Gadgets
Remember that scary video we showed you a couple of months ago, in which an Internet stalker accessed your Facebook account, and proceeded to pull up information about your family and friends? Now, thanks to Israeli entrepreneur Avi Charkham, you can take back control of your Facebook permissions, to ensure that only the people you allow have access to your personal data.
If you’re looking for the next big social network to emerge, pin your hopes on the one I thought was just for soccer moms.
According to Hitwise, a company which tracks social networks, Pinterest has seen absolutely explosive growth lately.
More than 100,000 Lady Gaga fans were sent to the tune of a phishing scam after messages posted by Lady Gaga to both Facebook and Twitter promised “free iPad2’s to each of you.”
Are you kidding me? If it isn't bad enough that the US Congress is effectively threatening to kill large parts of the Internet, they can't even do it without bickering among themselves, like schoolchildren. SOPA, a piece of toxic legislation currently working its way through the US House of Representatives, made it through yesterday's vote largely intact - after the debate was derailed by infantile name calling.
Police are voicing displeasure that some drivers are using Twitter to tip off other motorists about checkpoints meant to nab drunk drivers.
The Calgary police chief is complaining about drivers using social media to advise others about places – and police – to avoid.
So you’ve hit ‘Submit’ and just sent your resume and cover letter to a potential employer, hoping to get a call back, an interview and eventually a new job.
But while you sit around waiting for the magical phone call, your (potential) next boss or human resources manager is likely combing your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts for reasons to send your resume through the shedder.
How many employers are actually checking up on potential hires using social networks? According to the results of a new a survey, 91 per cent are doing screening the online accounts of job applicants.
Have you ever told your kids (or have you been told) to stay off Facebook because it could hurt your grades at school? A study has found this may – and may not – be the case.
The world’s most popular social network is set to roll out some major changes to its user’s profile pages, a report suggests.
But what sort of changes? Is everything going to be moved around? Are you going to be confused and is your privacy at risk?
Danny Bradbury is a technology journalist with 20 years' experience. He writes regularly for publications including the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Financial Post, and Backbone magazine. Danny also writes and directs documentaries.
Maurice CachoMaurice Cacho is a Toronto-based journalist mixing his love for tech with a passion for news. He's also CP24's Web Journalist and appears daily on CP24 Breakfast and weekly on the channel's tech show, Webnation, discussing tech news and trends.
