Protest Tuesday: No Backdoor in Our Phones (February 19, 2016)
This Tuesday we are joining with Fight for the Future to protest a judge’s order to Apple to build a software “backdoor” to…
Category: Privacy
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…
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…
Tomorrow: Surveillance Talk at Boston Anarchist Bookfair, Sat., 1pm (November 20, 2015)
Quartermaster Steve will also give a talk called “The surveillance state and what to do about it” at the Boston Anarchist Bookfair this Saturday. It…