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…
Category: Privacy
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…
Cryptoparty Tonight, 6pm (January 29, 2020)
The Boston Cryptoparty is today, Wednesday, January 29th at Encuentro 5. It starts at 6pm and ends around 8pm. Encuentro 5 is at 9…
Are police in your community using facial recognition technology? (November 25, 2019)
We are advocating for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology in Massachusetts and the recent hearing at the state house demonstrated…
Today, urge Brookline to regulate facial recognition technology (October 23, 2019)
Today at 6pm the Brookline’s Advisory Committee is holding a meeting of its Public Safety Subcommittee to consider its recommendation on regulating law enforcement use of…
Facial Recognition Moratorium Tech Hearing Today! (October 22, 2019)
Quick reminder that today is the State & Local Facial Recognition Tech Moratorium (S.1385 & H.1538) hearing before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. That hearing will…
Urge Brookline to regulate facial recognition technology (October 20, 2019)
Wednesday, Brookline’s Advisory Committee is having a meeting of its Public Safety Subcommittee to consider its recommendation on regulating law enforcement use of facial recognition technology…
Help stop facial recognition technology in Massachusetts (September 15, 2019)
The use of facial and biometric recognition tech is out of control, but we have an opportunity to stop Massachusetts state and local governments from using it. …