We Want Your Input on the Public Records Bill (March 7, 2016)
Bills tend to be diffs of the existing law, which makes identifying exactly what the bill does more difficult than it should be.…
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Help select the date of PirateCon 2016 (March 7, 2016)
June seems like the best time for PirateCon 2016. We need your help choosing the date and location. If you can help us…
Upcoming cryptoparties (March 3, 2016)
Upcoming cryptoparties: The Somerville cryptoparty crew will be at LibrePlanet on March 19-20 and will help people learn to protect their privacy at…
Pirates Can Vote in Tuesday’s Presidential Primary (February 29, 2016)
UPDATE: If your poll worker is confused about whether you can vote (our code is X just so you know), then you can…
Tuesday’s no phone backdoor rally was a success (February 29, 2016)
Tuesday’s Rally in support of keeping our phones secure went well and got a lot of media attention. Quartermaster & Arlington town meeting…
Today: Tell the FBI “No Backdoor in Our Phones” (February 23, 2016)
Today we are joining with Fight for the Future and other groups to protest a judge’s order to Apple to build a software…
Cryptoparty This Wednesday (February 20, 2016)
There is a Somerville Cryptoparty this Wednesday, February 24th. It will be from 6-9pm at Parts and Crafts, 577 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA…
First they came for an iPhone 5c (February 20, 2016)
Posting here and at jamesokeefe.org. The FBI got a judge to order Apple to create a custom iOS version so they can decrypt…
Public Records Bill Up For Consideration (February 19, 2016)
We are drafting a position statement for the public records bills before the Massachusetts legislature. The Senate bill looks to be better than…
Help organize a local Pirate chapter (February 19, 2016)
We need your help organizing Pirate chapters throughout Massachusetts. We divided the state into twenty one regions and are looking for Pirates to…