by Steve R February 16, 2014 Main Topic Privacy What’s in Your File, Part IV: Verizon (February 16, 2014) A couple of months ago, I sent a FOIA request to the NSA, asking for a copy of my call detail records. The…
by Steve R February 11, 2014 Main Topic Privacy Feb 11th – The Day We Fought Back (February 11, 2014) Today was the Day we Fight Back, in Honor of Aaron Schwartz, in commemoration of the SOPA blackout, and in a firm stance…
by masspirates February 2, 2014 Main Topic Privacy Feb. 11th Fight Against Mass Surveillance (February 2, 2014) On February 11th, we will join with the Fight for the Future, EFF, the ACLU, Reddit, Mozilla and thousands of other groups and…
by masspirates February 2, 2014 Cryptoparty Main Topic Out And About Privacy Cryptoparty, Feb. 9th, noon-6pm, Northeastern Law School (February 2, 2014) Come learn how to encrypt your email and files, browse the internet anonymously, use secure chat systems, and more. This event is free…
by John Saylor January 29, 2014 Civil Liberties Main Topic Privacy Security privacy eulogy (January 29, 2014) Data Privacy Day (28 January) inspired me to write a eulogy for privacy, given the fact that various US government agencies are monitoring…
by Steve R January 19, 2014 Issues Main Topic Privacy Transparency S.1664: An Act to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (January 19, 2014) On Wednesday Jan 22nd, the Massachusetts Senate will hold a hearing on S.1664, An Act to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.…
by masspirates January 17, 2014 Main Topic Privacy Security Today: Submit Comments on Smart Meters (January 17, 2014) The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is seeking comments on the introduction of smart meters to Massachusetts. Smart meters can send data on…
by Steve R January 12, 2014 Issues Main Topic Privacy Transparency Verizon’s Take on NSA Surveillance (January 12, 2014) Over the past few months, several Tech companies have issued strong condemnations of the NSA’s mass surveillance programs. This is a good first…
by Steve R December 27, 2013 Civil Liberties Issues Main Topic Privacy Secrecy Security What’s in Your File Part III: My NSA FOIA Request (December 27, 2013) Long before I became a pirate, I had an interest in privacy, security, and digital surveillance, so I was completely floored when the…
by Steve R December 14, 2013 Main Topic Privacy Security Three Short Blurbs, Courtesy of the EFF (December 14, 2013) Have you heard of the Electronic Frontier Foundation? If not, you should check them out: they fight patent trolls, they support copyright reform,…