Monday: Honor the Memory of Aaron Swartz (January 10, 2014)
I only got to meet Aaron Swartz once. It was a great conversation and I feel lucky to have had that brief time…
Category: Issues
We stopped ACTA, we can stop TPP! (January 9, 2014)
We knew it was coming. Finally, the Senate is considering a Fast Track Trade bill that would make secret trade treaties such as…
AT&T Raises Its Middle Finger at Net Neutrality (January 8, 2014)
Ars Technica reported that AT&T plans to charge companies for the right to send video and other media to AT&T Wireless customers without…
Save Sharing: Tell Congress No FTA! (January 7, 2014)
Congress will soon vote on granting the President Fast track Trade Authority (FTA). If FTAA passes, the Congress will only be allowed to…
cjd on Project Meshnet ( Monday 11AM Hall E #youbroketheinternet @ #30c3 ) (December 29, 2013)
cjd on Project Meshnet ( Monday 11AM Hall E #youbroketheinternet @ #30c3 ) Contributed by Igel #30c3 is the 30th annual Chaos Communication…
What’s in Your File Part III: My NSA FOIA Request (December 27, 2013)
Long before I became a pirate, I had an interest in privacy, security, and digital surveillance, so I was completely floored when the…
Pirate Social & Platform Meeting This Sunday (December 20, 2013)
This Sunday at 2pm we will have a Pirate social. We meet at the Pizzeria Regina at 353 Cambridge St, Allston in Boston…
Three Short Blurbs, Courtesy of the EFF (December 14, 2013)
Have you heard of the Electronic Frontier Foundation? If not, you should check them out: they fight patent trolls, they support copyright reform,…
The NSA’s Co-Traveler Program: Guilt by Proximity (December 9, 2013)
During the last five months, we’ve learned about a lot of previously-undisclosed NSA surveillance programs. To be perfectly honest, there have been so…
Patent Troll Bill goes to Senate (December 5, 2013)
The EFF reported that the House of Representatives voted 325-91 in favor of the Innovation Act. Thanks to everyone who told their Congress person…