First Pirate News of 2020 (February 11, 2020)
Captain James, Quartermaster Joe and Secretary Steve start with a discussion of Ranked Choice Voting (aka Instant Runoff Voting), how it works, why…
Category: Issues
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…
4th Amend. Lobby Day, This Tuesday (January 20, 2020)
This Tuesday, January 21st, we will join with Restore the 4th Massachusetts to lobby for S.899 (An Act relative to forfeiture reform). We…
Defend the 4th Amendment, Jan. 21st (January 14, 2020)
On January 21st, we will help Restore the 4th Massachusetts organize a lobby day for S.899 (An Act relative to forfeiture reform). We…
Defend the 4th Amendment on Jan. 21st (January 6, 2020)
We are helping Restore the 4th Massachusetts organize a lobby day for S.899 (An Act relative to forfeiture reform) and want you to…
Today, Boston No War in Iran Protest (January 4, 2020)
There is a No War in Iran protest today from 2pm to 4pm. It is outside the Massachusetts state house at 24 Beacon Street…
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…