Pirate News: Send your mail voting form today! (August 11, 2020)
Pirates Malt, Steve and James chat about the latest news including: Steve’s fun with requesting an mail ballot. Reminder: August 26 is the…
Category: Privacy
Boston and Easthampton ban face surveillance (July 2, 2020)
Recently, the Boston City Council voted 13-0 to pass a ban face surveillance by all city departments. The mayor approved the ordinance as well. Yesterday, the…
EARN IT Act Committee Vote Thursday! (July 1, 2020)
This Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the EARN IT Act. As we noted in the past, it is FOSTA/SESTA on steroids…
Today, Boston facial recognition hearing (June 9, 2020)
Today at 3pm, Boston City Council’s Committee on Government Operations will discuss a proposed ordinance to ban face surveillance in Boston. The hearing…
Tuesday, Boston facial recognition ban hearing (June 7, 2020)
The police repression and violence against Black Lives Matter protesters and innocent bystanders over the last two weeks is abhorrent. The people have…
Oppose the EARN It Act (May 28, 2020)
The EARN IT Act would gut Communications Decency Act Section 230, which protects free speech online. Section 230 requires you be held responsible…
Pirate News: Mail voting in Arlington, PATRIOT Act Renewal and COVID-19 reopening (May 27, 2020)
Pirates Joe, Steve and James talk about the latest current events including Arlington’s efforts to run its upcoming election by mail in ballot,…
Get Ranked Choice Voting on the ballot! (May 26, 2020)
Volunteers from Voter Choice for Massachusetts, the Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) campaign, made history last fall when they submitted 111,000 certified signatures to…
End mass collection of where you go on the web! (May 25, 2020)
Updated with the name of the amendment. Thanks Restore the Fourth! The PATRIOT Act renewal passed in the Senate. It is heading back…
Burn the PATRIOT Act to the ground (May 13, 2020)
The PATRIOT Act, that abomination to our 4th Amendment right to privacy, is yet again up for renewal in H.R. 6172, which passed…