Cryptoparty Tonight, 6pm (January 29, 2020)
The Boston Cryptoparty is today, Wednesday, January 29th at Encuentro 5. It starts at 6pm and ends around 8pm. Encuentro 5 is at 9…
Category: Civil Liberties
4th Amend. Lobby Day, This Tuesday (January 20, 2020)
This Tuesday, January 21st, we will join with Restore the 4th Massachusetts to lobby for S.899 (An Act relative to forfeiture reform). We…
Defend the 4th Amendment, Jan. 21st (January 14, 2020)
On January 21st, we will help Restore the 4th Massachusetts organize a lobby day for S.899 (An Act relative to forfeiture reform). We…
Defend the 4th Amendment on Jan. 21st (January 6, 2020)
We are helping Restore the 4th Massachusetts organize a lobby day for S.899 (An Act relative to forfeiture reform) and want you to…
Are police in your community using facial recognition technology? (November 25, 2019)
We are advocating for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology in Massachusetts and the recent hearing at the state house demonstrated…
Today, urge Brookline to regulate facial recognition technology (October 23, 2019)
Today at 6pm the Brookline’s Advisory Committee is holding a meeting of its Public Safety Subcommittee to consider its recommendation on regulating law enforcement use of…
Facial Recognition Moratorium Tech Hearing Today! (October 22, 2019)
Quick reminder that today is the State & Local Facial Recognition Tech Moratorium (S.1385 & H.1538) hearing before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. That hearing will…
Urge Brookline to regulate facial recognition technology (October 20, 2019)
Wednesday, Brookline’s Advisory Committee is having a meeting of its Public Safety Subcommittee to consider its recommendation on regulating law enforcement use of facial recognition technology…
Help stop facial recognition technology in Massachusetts (September 15, 2019)
The use of facial and biometric recognition tech is out of control, but we have an opportunity to stop Massachusetts state and local governments from using it. …
Tell Senators Warren and Markey to put a hold on the CASE Act! (August 12, 2019)
Thankfully, we haven’t seen any advance in the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (CASE Act) since the Senate Judiciary Committee voted it out…