Permission Denied
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Rowan Blake

Security and privacy writer

I am a Toronto writer interested in what happens after an attractive software demo acquires access to real accounts. My security notebook grew out of helping small teams describe permissions, inventory services and make sense of confusing incident timelines. I prefer a boring, legible access map to an impressive diagram nobody can explain.

Permission Denied covers AI agents, privacy, incident communication and the habit of giving a tool more authority because restricting it would interrupt a deadline. I write bluntly, but I am careful about attribution. A forum allegation, an analyst assessment and a confirmed observation deserve different sentences. I particularly dislike the moment an uncertain investigation becomes a confident morality play about people the audience has never met.

Away from the keyboard I repair old headphones, sketch transit stations and collect tiny desk plants that tolerate being forgotten during a busy week. My original anime avatar uses dark braids and a teal hoodie. It suits a publication that can make a sharp joke while still asking where the evidence came from.

Stories by Rowan Blake

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