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…
Category: Privacy
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
The NSA’s Co-Traveler Program: Guilt by Proximity (December 9, 2013)
During the last five months, we’ve learned about a lot of previously-undisclosed NSA surveillance programs. To be perfectly honest, there have been so…
NEW LOCATION: Cryptoparty, Dec. 14th, 1-3pm (December 4, 2013)
Pirates Steve and Kendra will hold a cryptoparty with Versus News on Saturday, December 14th from 1pm to 3pm. The main topic will…
What’s in Your File: Part II, Acxiom (November 25, 2013)
I was listening to the radio the other day, and heard a passing reference to Acxiom. Unless you work in marketing, you’ve probably…