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…
Category: Privacy
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…
Together Boston Cryptoparty this Sunday (May 14, 2015)
We are again running a cryptoparty for the Together Boston music festival on Sunday, May 17th. Danger!Awesome, a maker space, will be hosting…
House votes to enshrine mass surveillance into law (May 13, 2015)
The House of Representatives passed the USA Freedom Act today in a 338 to 88 vote. In Massachusetts, Keating, Kennedy, Lynch, Moulton, and…
Today Tell Congress: Oppose USA Freedom Act! (May 13, 2015)
We opposed the USA Freedom Act the first time around, and this time it is even worse. The USA Freedom Act would give…
May will be busy (April 29, 2015)
May is going to be very busy. Besides helping the Free Software Foundation with International Day Against DRM, we are helping with three…
Stop CISA! (April 23, 2015)
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 307-116 to pass the Protecting Cyber Networks Act. This bill is CISPA all over again, except that…