Never thought something expired would taste this good (June 2, 2015)
Yesterday, Section 215 of the Patriot Act expired. For the moment, the NSA’s bulk collection of phone metadata program is no more. A…
Category: Civil Liberties
TODAY: Phonebank for #Sunset215 (May 31, 2015)
Restore the 4th is organizing a phone bank to call people to urge their Senators to support sunseting Section 215. They are meeting…
Tell your Senator to #Sunset215 Today! (May 31, 2015)
After the Senate rejected two Patriot Act Section 215 renewals, it will return today at 4pm to consider how to renew these provisions.…
TODAY: Pirates speaking at Left Forum (May 31, 2015)
Today, Pirates from the Massachusetts and New York Pirate Parties will be speaking at Left Forum at the John Jay College of Criminal…
Jan 2014: a Month in MBTA Surveillance Video Requests (May 24, 2015)
If you’ve a regular rider of the MBTA, you’ve undoubtedly noticed a proliferation of surveillance cameras during the last few years. Maybe you’ve…
Senate blocks Section 215 renewal (May 23, 2015)
The Senate rejected two Patriot Act Section 215 renewals. Both failed to reach the 60 votes needed for cloture. The first was the…
Time to #SunsetThePatriotAct, Call Senators Warren & Markey (May 22, 2015)
Thanks to everyone who attended the vigil in front of the Federal Office building in Boston last night! Boston, Springfield and forty eight…
Thursday EMERGENCY Mass. Sunset Vigils to Sunset the PATRIOT Act (May 20, 2015)
WHAT: Mass vigil at sunset against mass surveillance – happening in 50 cities across the U.S. WHEN: Thursday, May 21st as the sun…
Somerville Cryptoparty this Thursday (May 18, 2015)
Halley Murray, our new PR/Media Director, has been running cryptoparties at Parts & Crafts in Somerville for the last two months. She will…
March with us at the Boston Pride Parade, June 13th (May 16, 2015)
On Saturday, June 13th, we will march in the Boston LBGT Pride Parade. This is our fourth year marching in it. We want you…