Protest Tuesday: No Backdoor in Our Phones (February 19, 2016)
This Tuesday we are joining with Fight for the Future to protest a judge’s order to Apple to build a software “backdoor” to…
Category: Security
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…
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…
Putting Paris in Perspective (November 27, 2015)
On Friday November 13th a group of armed fellows shot up, and attempted to blow up parts of Paris. In the process, they…
TSA: Watch List? Huh, what watch list? (October 30, 2015)
I’m long overdue for a FOIA post, this one in particular. It was a FOIA/PA request to the TSA, who responded in a…
Full video of The Remote-Controlled Society available (October 29, 2015)
Cory Doctorow (science fiction author and Co-Editor of Boing Boing tech blog) and others spoke at the Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University…
Today: Urge Your Friends to Stop CISA (October 27, 2015)
Following on the cloture vote on CISA, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, the Senate is again considering amendments to it and a final vote.…
CISA passes Senate cloture vote, calls still needed (October 22, 2015)
Earlier today, the Senate’s cloture vote on CISA, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, passed 83 to 14. It now advances to an up or…