Birthday Vigil for Chelsea Manning (December 18, 2015)
Where: Park Street Station on the Boston Common When: 1:00-2:00 PM Saturday, December 19 Imprisoned in 2010 and held for months under torturous…
Category: Issues
Crypto Party, Wed., 12/30, 6-9pm (December 16, 2015)
There is a Somerville Crypto Party on Wednesday, December 30th. It will be from 6-9pm at Parts and Crafts, 577 Somerville Ave, Somerville,…
CISA going to a vote Thursday (December 16, 2015)
Leaders in Congress are trying to pass an expanded CISA, the Cyber Information Sharing Act, in the “must pass” omnibus spending bill. The House vote is…
Winter 2015 Newsletter Available (December 16, 2015)
Our Winter 2015 newsletter is available for download (PDF). Thanks to Kendra for putting it together and for everyone who submitted articles for…
Upcoming Events: Free Software, Manning B-day & Planning (December 15, 2015)
There are three upcoming events this week we will be at. FSF’s 2015 Giving Guide Giveaway, Wed., 12/16, 6pm The Free Software Foundation…
Sen. McConnell vs the IRS on strong encryption (December 10, 2015)
A few weeks ago, the IRS began publishing a set of Security Awareness Tax Tips; they’ve also come out with Publication 4524, “Security…
CISA Just Getting Worse (December 8, 2015)
Leaders in Congress are looking to expand CISA, the Cyber Information Sharing Act, far beyond the awful bill it already is. They are pulling what…
New Cyber Information Sharing Act (CISA) likely to be worse. Stop it! (December 5, 2015)
The House and Senate Intelligence committees are working a version of CISA, the Cyber Information Sharing Act, that is even worse: We have…
Governor and legislature side with banksters over families (December 1, 2015)
Governor Baker signed S.2015 and chose to take away the property rights of people who have been illegally foreclosed on. Advocates of S.2015…
Petition: No Giveaways To Video Game Makers! (November 30, 2015)
We started a petition to oppose the expansion of Massachusetts’ film tax credits to video game companies. Rhode Island lost $75 million backing…