CISPA is Back (January 13, 2015)
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) bill is back. We were able to kill it in 2012, but the recent Sony…
Category: Privacy
Upcoming Cryptoparties (January 1, 2015)
After a long hiatus, we have four cryptoparties coming up in the next two months. On Saturday, Jan. 10th, 11am-3pm, there is a…
USA Freedom Act is Dead, Section 215 Next (November 19, 2014)
The watered down USA Freedom Act did not clear the Senate yesterday, though Senators Warren and Markey voted for its cloture motion. Back…
Oppose the USA Freedom Act! (November 18, 2014)
The original USA Freedom Act had some merit. Then the House watered it down. Now the Senate is considering voting on a less…
Stand up for Bitcoin anonymity Today! (October 21, 2014)
The state of New York has proposed forcing any corporation that deals with cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, to record the name and address…
MIT Mini Maker Faire this Saturday, 9am-6pm (October 2, 2014)
This Saturday from 9am-6pm we will table at the MIT Mini Maker Faire. It will be at MIT’s North Court, by the Stata Center. The…
‘Ello, Ello. Goodbye Facebook? (September 27, 2014)
Unlikely. Facebook isn’t going anywhere, because most everyone you know is on it. What makes all the hipsters want to flee it, is…
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Private Spies Deserve More Scrutiny (September 27, 2014)
Original article at Huffington Post Tech Huffington Post Tech It turns out being the only imprisoned journalist in the United States doesn’t get…
Software Freedom Day & Cryptoparty This Saturday (September 18, 2014)
This Saturday is the annual free Boston Software Freedom Day. It will be from 9am-5pm at Industry Lab, 288 Norfolk Street in Cambridge.…
Join us This Thursday, and Reset the Net (June 1, 2014)
On June 5th 2013, Guardian published the first of the Edward Snowden-leaked documents, a National Security letter that compelled Verizon to produce copies…