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…
Category: Privacy
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…
Pirate News: EARN IT Act, “exposure notification” apps, jamming snitching sites (May 11, 2020)
Massachusetts Pirates Joe, Steve and James talk about the latest news of interest to Pirates including: Cape Cod Field Hospital Closes Without Seeing…
Pirate News: Facebook woes (February 17, 2020)
Secretary Steve, Quartermaster Joe and Captain James talk about the trials and tribulations of Facebook and especially their users, including these articles: Zuckerberg…
Stop Ring Surveillance (January 31, 2020)
Jeff Bezos, using his media empire, created the “porch pirate” narrative in order to push demand for Ring cameras. Having deployed them in…