Pirate Party Testimony in Support of S.1257 / H.2170 (February 4, 2016)
Today the Massachusetts’ legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security will hold a hearing on S.1257 / H.2170, “An Act promoting…
Category: Civil Liberties
Support MA Fusion Center Reform (January 26, 2016)
We voted unanimously to support of S.734, the fusion center reform bill. Digital Fourth is working on this campaign and is urging people…
Crypto Party, Wed., 1/27, 6-9pm (January 25, 2016)
There is a Somerville Crypto Party this Wednesday, January 27th. It will be from 6-9pm at Parts and Crafts, 577 Somerville Ave, Somerville,…
Crypto Party, Wed., 12/30, 6-9pm (December 16, 2015)
There is a Somerville Crypto Party on Wednesday, December 30th. It will be from 6-9pm at Parts and Crafts, 577 Somerville Ave, Somerville,…
CISA going to a vote Thursday (December 16, 2015)
Leaders in Congress are trying to pass an expanded CISA, the Cyber Information Sharing Act, in the “must pass” omnibus spending bill. The House vote is…
Upcoming Events: Free Software, Manning B-day & Planning (December 15, 2015)
There are three upcoming events this week we will be at. FSF’s 2015 Giving Guide Giveaway, Wed., 12/16, 6pm The Free Software Foundation…
Sen. McConnell vs the IRS on strong encryption (December 10, 2015)
A few weeks ago, the IRS began publishing a set of Security Awareness Tax Tips; they’ve also come out with Publication 4524, “Security…
CISA Just Getting Worse (December 8, 2015)
Leaders in Congress are looking to expand CISA, the Cyber Information Sharing Act, far beyond the awful bill it already is. They are pulling what…
New Cyber Information Sharing Act (CISA) likely to be worse. Stop it! (December 5, 2015)
The House and Senate Intelligence committees are working a version of CISA, the Cyber Information Sharing Act, that is even worse: We have…
NSA: Sorry, no Jetplow Exploit here (November 28, 2015)
About a year ago, Der Spiegel posted excerpts of the NSA’s ANT (Advanced Networking Technology) catalog. Essentially, it’s a little catalog full of…