March with us at the Boston Pride Parade, June 11th (May 12, 2016)
On Saturday, June 11th, we will march in the Boston LBGT Pride Parade. This is our fifth year marching in it. We want…
Category: Civil Liberties
No to Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Programs (May 3, 2016)
We signed on to this letter: Yesterday, Restore the Fourth and a coalition of civil rights organizations sent a joint letter to President Obama…
Tuesday, 11:30am, International Day Against DRM, Cambridge (May 2, 2016)
Tuesday, May 3rd, is International Day Against DRM (Digital Rights Management) and we want you to join us in celebrating it. We will…
Somerville Cryptoparty, Wed., April 27th (April 22, 2016)
The next monthly Somerville cryptoparty will be Wednesday, April 27th. It will be from 6-9pm, and will be at Parts & Crafts at…
US Customs & Border Protection Body Camera Feasibility Study (April 3, 2016)
Last fall, I came across an article titled “US border patrol staff reject body cameras, citing cost and terrain“. This article opens with…
No Taunton Cryptoparty This Sat., Wed. In Somerville Still On (March 24, 2016)
The cryptoparty scheduled for this Saturday at the South Coast Innovator Labs in Taunton was postponed. We hope to have a new date…
Support Fight for the Future’s #SaveSecurity Campaign (March 21, 2016)
We are proud to support Fight for the Future’s #SaveSecurity campaign and urge you to add your voice to this campaign. The FBI…
Tonight: Stop DRM in HTML, Cambridge (March 20, 2016)
Today from 6:45pm to 7:30pm we will participate in a rally with the FSF, Defective by Design, and other anti-DRM groups to tell…
TODAY: Call to support Bodycams & demilitarizing police (March 15, 2016)
The Public Safety Committee is still deciding whether to report out favorably two bills we support: H.2169 (municipal control of military equipment by…
Sunday: Stop DRM in HTML (March 14, 2016)
The anti-DRM movement has fought media and proprietary software companies who want to add Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) to the HTML standard that defines the Web. Allowing…