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Gillian Branstetter


Gillian Branstetter is a reporter and essayist who specializes in the intersection of technology, LGBTQ issues, and privacy. In April 2018, she joined the National Center for Transgender Equality as a media relations manager.

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Will Oculus be the end of Facebook?

Virtual reality might be the future for Mark Zuckerberg, but it's bad for everyone else.

On Mar 27, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Newsweek’s Bitcoin facepalm got Internet culture wrong

On the Internet, no one cares who you are. Just what you do.

On Mar 19, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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How technology failed Malaysia Flight 370

Google technology can pinpoint our location within a single room. So why can't we find Flight 370?

On Mar 13, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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How British spies are ruining the Internet

On the Internet, everyone could be a spy working for the British government.

On Mar 10, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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How Silicon Valley’s class war will spread

What does San Francisco's growing cultural divide mean for the rest of us?

On Mar 4, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Could Google end sweatshop labor?

Google is using robotic technology to replace human labor with machines. By changing production, it could change the world.

On Feb 26, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Why Netflix needs you in the fight for net neutrality

Netflix doesn’t just need a new customer base; it needs an army. 

On Feb 10, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Why Avonte’s Law fails the very community it purports to help

Elopement of children with autism is a human problem, and it demands a human solution.

On Feb 5, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Why killing Windows XP would put us all at risk

The storied Microsoft OS Windows XP will stop receiving Security Essentials updates on July 14, 2015, and it could a huge ripple effect. 

On Jan 24, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Being worthless is what makes Dogecoin invaluable

Dogecoin might not actually be worth anything, but that doesn't stop it from meaning so much. 

On Jan 21, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Is ‘Her’ about humanity, or how we’re transcending it?

"It becomes vastly apparent to Theodore that he, not Samantha, is now more resembling of technology."

On Jan 15, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Why Dogecoin and Coinye are the best thing to happen to Bitcoin

Chief among the questions surrounding Bitcoin is the most basic: How does it work?  

On Jan 9, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Uber alles: How a startup stands to make 2014 the year of the car

The hottest device of 2014 will not be a tablet or smartphone. It won’t be Google Glass and certainly won’t be a “smartwatch.” 

On Jan 2, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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In remembrance of actually getting toys for Christmas

Plastic toys might as well go the way of newspapers and snail mail. Right?

On Dec 24, 2013 by Gillian Branstetter

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Why Amazon Prime Air won’t be landing on your doorstep

Dropping a package into a Seattle suburb would have the effectiveness of a Predator over Hanoi.

On Dec 3, 2013 by Gillian Branstetter