Worcester Cryptoparty – March 22nd (March 11, 2015)
The Massachusetts Pirate Party’s next cryptoparty is Sunday March 22nd, from 2pm-4pm at the Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Street, Worcester, MA 01608.…
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The Stingray: Another Fine Product from Harris Corporation (March 9, 2015)
The Stingray: Another Fine Product from Harris Corporation During the last few months, we’ve started to learn more about IMSI catchers, more commonly…
Mass Pirates Endorse “We the People Act” (March 7, 2015)
(Updated (Oct 18th 2015): we have since withdrawn support for the We The People Act.) Dollars are not votes. Last fall, the Massachusetts…
3-2 for Net Neutrality, and this is a Good Thing (February 27, 2015)
With yesterday’s FCC ruling, broadband providers are now classified as Title II common carriers. This is a Good Thing. To understand the importance…
Will Fleurant on Meshnets – March 4th (February 25, 2015)
On Wed. March 4th, Pirate Will Fleurant will give a presentation on Meshnets to the Boston Desktop Linux Users Group. This event will…
Two Cryptoparties Coming up in February (January 31, 2015)
We’re planning not one, but two cryptoparties in February. Our first one will be held on Wed. Feb. 4th, 6:30 – 8:30pm, in conjunction…
What’s in Your DEA FOIA File? (January 11, 2015)
A couple of months ago, I filed a FOIA request with the DEA, for their user manuals and training materials, relating to the…
Nope, No Public Records Enforcement Here (December 31, 2014)
Before last November’s election, the Bay State Examiner did a story about a debate between candidates for Secretary of the Commonwealth. One of…
Mass Pirates Endorse Statement of Solidarity Against Online Harassment (December 28, 2014)
Earlier this year, a member of the Tor project was subject to online harassment. The Tor project responded with a statement of Solidarity…
Four Three-letter Agencies weigh in on ICREACH (November 16, 2014)
In August 2014, the Intercept published a story about ICREACH, a distributed query system developed by the NSA, and used by the FBI,…